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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

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The assistant guide told an investigating trooper that chasing bears with snowmobiles was common practice in hunts guided by Simpson.

— dan joling, The Seattle Times, "Alaska hunting guide charged with herding grizzly bears to clients," 26 Aug. 2017
Funds come from snowmobile registration fees for trail grooming and maintenance as well as safety and education projects.

— Alaska Dispatch News, "Caribou hunt stopped early to preserve small herd," 25 Aug. 2017
Some are slumped over inside outhouses with their pants down, some are trying to maneuver boats despite being on land, others sit behind the steering wheels of various odd contraptions, like snowmobiles fitted with bicycle tires.

— john carlisle, Detroit Free Press, "What’s a Yooper? This tourist stop aims to define it," 20 Aug. 2017
Likewise, Sheridan delivers a standard-issue slaughterfest for a climax, reinforcing the protagonist not simply as a man of action but an avenging angel of death, in snowmobile goggles.

— michael phillips, chicagotribune.com, "'Wind River': Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen on the trail of a predator," 10 Aug. 2017
Google also has mobile Street View-type cameras mounted on trolleys, tricycles and even snowmobiles for other locations, from indoor attractions such as museums to outdoor settings such as ski resorts and university campuses.

— phil diehl, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Google cameras go afoot and asea in Oceanside," 31 July 2017
Potential sudden steering problems brought the recall of a vehicle and a snowmobile.

— david j. neal, miamiherald, "Two parts can break & start a fire. Ergo, yet another Polaris vehicle recall," 25 July 2017
Polaris Industries, a Medina, Minn., manufacturer of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles, acquired the brand in 2011.

— rick barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Indian Motorcycles introduces a 2018 Scout Bobber bike," 14 July 2017
Clyde River, which sits on the northeastern coast of Baffin Island, is isolated even by the standards of Nunavut, largely accessible only by plane and snowmobile.

— camilla andersen, TIME.com, "How climate change is disrupting the Inuit of Clyde River," 13 July 2017

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1923

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: a vehicle used for traveling on snow or ice

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noun snow·mo·bile \ ˈsnō-mō-ˌbēl \

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:a small motor vehicle designed for travel on snow

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