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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
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Verb
We snowshoed through the woods.
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Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
Those rates include people on snowmobiles and snowshoes, mountain town residents and ski resort workers.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
Excursions like an authorized Yellowstone Tour or snowshoeing with a guide are likely to cost $100 per person or more.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Cross-country skiing and snowshoe tours are also offered.
—Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
Those rates include people on snowmobiles and snowshoes, mountain town residents and ski resort workers.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Verb
Last year, my wife and I snowshoed to a hut near Tennessee Pass.
—Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
Excursions like an authorized Yellowstone Tour or snowshoeing with a guide are likely to cost $100 per person or more.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Snowshoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowshoe. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
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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