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: a usually lightweight platform for the foot that is designed to enable a person to walk on soft snow without sinking and that typically consists of an oblong frame crossed with leather thongs or synthetic material
Examples of snowshoe in a Sentence
Verb
We snowshoed through the woods.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
Canadian soldiers were issued snowshoes as part of their kit for the training exercise.
—Gavin John, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2025
The Northernmost property in this group has also embraced winter activities like cross-country skiing and snowshoeing for guests during the golf offseason.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
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Noun
On a lighter note, the snow gave some who had harbored snowshoes or skis at home the opportunity to put them to use.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
Canadian soldiers were issued snowshoes as part of their kit for the training exercise.
—Gavin John, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Verb
There, the participants have the choice to kayak in the bay, go wine tasting, visit a floating sauna, or try snowshoeing.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2025
The Northernmost property in this group has also embraced winter activities like cross-country skiing and snowshoeing for guests during the golf offseason.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
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“Snowshoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowshoe. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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snowshoe
1 of 2 noun
snow·shoe
-ˌshü 
: a light frame (as of wood or aluminum) strung with a net that is attached to the foot to prevent sinking in soft snow
snowshoe
2 of 2 verb
snowshoed; snowshoeing
: to travel on snowshoes
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