noun
snowmobile
Snowmobile (noun) means a motorized vehicle with skis at the front and a track at the back, used for traveling over snow. Example: “They rode a snowmobile across the frozen lake to reach the cabin.”
noun
1
A motorized vehicle with skis at the front and a track at the back, used for traveling over snow.
"Lance Allan: "When you first saw that video of you in a snowmobile suit at five years old on national TV and on our air. Were you a little bit like, c'mon Mom and Dad, are you going to do me like that?""
— , Young Wisconsin Olympian Jordan Stolz talks speedskating career: 'I'm just happy I got to skate that fast' (2022)
"They rode a snowmobile across the frozen lake to reach the cabin."
verb
1
To ride a snowmobile.
"We snowmobiled through the backcountry all afternoon."
How to use snowmobile
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA ski-and-track vehicle built for driving over snow, or riding one.
Common pairings
ride a snowmobile
snowmobile trail
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Word forms
- Plural
- snowmobiles
- Third person singular
- snowmobiles
- Past tense
- snowmobiled
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They rode a _____ across the frozen lake to reach the cabin.
Etymology
From "snow" plus the suffix "-mobile," as in "automobile."
Synonyms
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Rhymes for snowmobile
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What does “snowmobile” mean?
The word “snowmobile” means a motorized vehicle with skis at the front and a track at the back, used for traveling over snow. In plain terms, a ski-and-track vehicle built for driving over snow, or riding one.
How do you use “snowmobile” in a sentence?
Here is “snowmobile” used in a sentence: “They rode a snowmobile across the frozen lake to reach the cabin.”
What part of speech is “snowmobile”?
Depending on how it is used, “snowmobile” can be a noun and a verb.
How many meanings does “snowmobile” have?
“Snowmobile” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a motorized vehicle with skis at the front and a track at the back, used for traveling over snow.
