snowmobile

[ snoh-muh-beel ]

noun

1. Also called skimobile, snowcat. a motor vehicle with a revolving tread in the rear and steerable skis in the front, for traveling over snow.

verb (used without object)

, snow·mo·biled, snow·mo·bil·ing.

1. to operate or ride in a snowmobile.

snowmobile

/ ˈsnəʊməˌbiːl /

noun

1. 1. a small open motor vehicle for travelling on snow, steered by two skis at the front and driven by a caterpillar track underneath
   2. Also calledbombardier a larger closed motor vehicle with two skis at the front and a track at each side

Other Words From

• snowmo·biler noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of snowmobile¹

First recorded in 1920–25; snow + -mobile

Example Sentences

Riding snowmobiles has been on the list of hobbies I’d like to get into since I moved to Montana three years ago.

From Outside Online

Toggling the app into Snow Mode reveals 140,000 miles of public lands snowmobile trails across 30 states.

From Outside Online

Easier to drive than a snowmobile and designed to fit more people, a Defender with the Apache system becomes a quick and efficient way to push into the backcountry.

From Outside Online

Backcountry skiers and riders have long embraced snowmobiles as tools to reach the best terrain.

From Outside Online

The crew combs promising areas by lining up snowmobiles 100 feet apart and slowly creeping through the snow and ice looking for specimens in their path.

From Singularity Hub 

Johnny was gone, over the ridge, to Bozeman, for repairs on his snowmobile.

From The Daily Beast

There was the pool shaped like a piano, and the lake out back with the Jet Ski, a sort of kicky little snowmobile for the water.

From The Daily Beast

I like to hunt here, I like to fish here, I like to snowmobile here.

From The Daily Beast

Alaska's First Dude Todd Palin took care of the kids, but showcased his masculine credentials with late night snowmobile rides.

From The Daily Beast

We went up the mountain by SUV, helicopter, snowcat, and snowmobile.

From The Daily Beast