snowplow

1 of 2

noun

snow·​plow ˈsnō-ˌplau̇ 

1

: any of various devices used for clearing away snow

2

: a stemming with both skis used for coming to a stop, slowing down, or descending slowly

snowplow

2 of 2

verb

snowplowed; snowplowing; snowplows

intransitive verb

: to execute a snowplow

snowplowed to a stop

Examples of snowplow in a Sentence

Verb

He snowplowed to a stop.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Also called to the witness stand was a snowplow driver who offered what was perhaps the defense's most direct challenge to the case Norfolk County special prosecutor Hank Brennan had presented. —Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 11 June 2025

Trail Ridge Road likely will remain closed through Memorial Day, as lingering winter weather challenges snowplow drivers along the Rocky Mountain National Park segment of U.S. 34. —Max Levy, Denver Post, 23 May 2025

Verb

That’s why after ordering a new 10-ton 2022 Freightliner snowplow in 2021 the city is already moving ahead with an additional 2023 model. —John Benson, cleveland, 29 Dec. 2022

Some Massachusetts towns, for example, are offering up to $310 an hour to snowplow operators amid stiff competition for commercial drivers. —al, 16 Nov. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1792, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for snowplow

• allow
• avow
• basedow
• chiao
• endow
• eyebrow
• highbrow
• lanao
• meow
• powwow
• somehow
• anyhow

Kids Definition

snowplow

noun

snow·​plow

-ˌplau̇

: any of various devices used for clearing away snow