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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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Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Dec. 2025
The state is covered in cross-country ski and snowshoe trails, including at resorts like Stowe and Smugglers’ Notch.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025
Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025
Alternatively, opt for other winter activities, like snowshoeing.
—AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Researchers found that parents bought items ranging from jiu jitsu to dance lessons, sewing machines to snowshoes, chicken coops to drum sets.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Dec. 2025
The state is covered in cross-country ski and snowshoe trails, including at resorts like Stowe and Smugglers’ Notch.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025
Verb
Skinning, hiking, and snowshoeing on Jay Peak is free during operating hours.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025
Alternatively, opt for other winter activities, like snowshoeing.
—AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Snowshoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowshoe. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
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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