snowmobile

noun

snow·mo·bile | \ ˈsnō-mō-ˌbēl

Definition of snowmobile

: any of various automotive vehicles for travel on snow specifically : an open vehicle for usually one or two persons with steerable skis on the front and an endless belt at the rear

Examples of snowmobile in a Sentence

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There are also several snowbike events this year, which involve riding a winter-friendly motocross bike (think: a ski on the front and a snowmobile-like tread on the back) to complete various challenges, explains Reed. — Jenny Mccoy, SELF, "The 2019 Winter X Games Starts This Week—Here’s What You Need to Know," 23 Jan. 2019 Consumers are starting to pay more for products ranging from sodas to snowmobiles. — Nathan Allen, WSJ, "Steelmaker ArcelorMittal Gains From Tariffs as Prices Rise," 1 Aug. 2018 In May, Field and a small group of volunteers used an agricultural spreader, dragged by a snowmobile, to cover an area of ice the size of three football fields on an inland lake in Alaska. — Katherine Ellison, WIRED, "Why Climate Change Skeptics Are Backing Geoengineering," 28 Mar. 2018 Last May, Field and a small group of volunteers used an agricultural spreader, dragged by a snowmobile, to cover an area of ice the size of three football fields on an inland lake in Alaska. — Katherine Ellison, San Francisco Chronicle, "Can hacking the planet ward off climate change?," 25 Mar. 2018 Already a motorcycle and snowmobile racer, the teenager was inspired. — Eric Tegler, Ars Technica, "400mph, 50 feet up—what it takes to race and win world’s fastest motorsport," 30 Aug. 2018 Both played basketball and enjoyed hunting, fishing and riding snowmobiles. — Becky Bohrer, The Seattle Times, "GOP’s Dunleavy defends oil check in Alaska gubernatorial bid," 22 Oct. 2018 He'd been paralyzed in a 2013 snowmobile accident, with no movement or sensation below his mid-back. — Fox News, "Paralyzed patients take first steps after implant, intense rehab," 25 Sep. 2018 The resort is adjacent to hiking and snowmobile trails and near several lakes. — Travelwisconsin.com, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Indoor Waterparks Near Outdoor Fun," 7 Jan. 2018

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