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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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Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 10 Dec. 2025
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
Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Earn Your Soak Bozeman is one of the great winter adventure towns, with quick access to downhill skiing at Bridger Bowl, a local’s favorite, big resort lines at Big Sky, and winter hiking and snowshoeing opportunities in Yellowstone National Park, two hours south.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 12 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Cross-country ski, snowshoe, or fat bike at Glacier Nordic Center.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 10 Dec. 2025
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
Verb
Attendees will be able to warm up after hiking or snowshoeing with s'mores and hot cocoa.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Earn Your Soak Bozeman is one of the great winter adventure towns, with quick access to downhill skiing at Bridger Bowl, a local’s favorite, big resort lines at Big Sky, and winter hiking and snowshoeing opportunities in Yellowstone National Park, two hours south.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Snowshoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowshoe. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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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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