snow pants

plural noun

variants or less commonly snowpants

ˈsnō-ˌpan(t)s 

: pants for outdoor winter wear that are lined and often water-repellant

Right after breakfast, the team members pull on their snow pants and their thick red parkas and their big white boots and their gloves and their goggles and their hats. The last thing they put on is black plastic face masks, which keep their noses from freezing in the wind.

—Mary Roach

Examples of snow pants in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Once dry, fold or hang snow pants loosely to prevent creasing. — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2026

These women’s snow pants are affordable. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026

Jacket and snow pants rentals are also available here as well as at Elation Sports in the main lodge. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026

Opland received 25 pairs of gloves, 82 hats, seven scarves, three snow pants, one pair of snow boots and 50 coats. — Samantha Laurey, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 30 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for snow pants

• eggplants
• implants
• supplants
• sweatpants
• transplants
• ants
• aunts
• cants
• chants
• grants
• krantz
• lants