snowmobile

(-mō bēl′)

noun

any of various motor vehicles for traveling over snow, usually with steerable runners at the front and tractor treads at the rear

Origin: snow + -mobile

intransitive verb snowmobiled, snowmobiling

to travel by snowmobile

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See snowmobile in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A small vehicle with skilike runners in front and tanklike treads, ridden by straddling a seat and used for driving in or traveling on snow. Also called skimobile.

Origin:

Origin: snow

Origin: + (auto)mobile

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Related Forms:

  • snowˈmo·bilˌer noun
  • snowˈmo·bilˌing noun

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