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
snowplowed; snowplowing; snowplows
: to execute a snowplow
snowplowed to a stop
Examples of snowplow in a Sentence
Verb
He snowplowed to a stop.
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
One snowplow in each of the city’s six snow districts will receive signage with one of the winning names, joining the snowplow fleet that was first announced in 2023.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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
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Noun
The colors on each street indicate the last time a snowplow cleared the road.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
One snowplow in each of the city’s six snow districts will receive signage with one of the winning names, joining the snowplow fleet that was first announced in 2023.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 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
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“Snowplow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowplow. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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