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snowshoe

[ snoh-shoo ]

noun

  1. a contrivance that may be attached to the foot to enable the wearer to walk on deep snow without sinking, especially a light, racket-shaped frame across which is stretched a network of rawhide.


verb (used without object)

, snow·shoed, snow·shoe·ing.
  1. to walk or travel on snowshoes.

snowshoe

/ ˈsnəʊˌʃuː /

noun

  1. a device to facilitate walking on snow, esp a racket-shaped frame with a network of thongs stretched across it
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. intr to walk or go using snowshoes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈsnowˌshoer, noun
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Other Words From

  • snowshoer noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of snowshoe1

An Americanism dating back to 1655–65; snow + shoe
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Example Sentences

There are even specialty snowshoes designed for snow running!

This second stick is where your heel will hit on the snowshoes.

Ski, snowshoe, or hike a mile from the Nordic Center near Leadville to this restaurant at 10,800 feet.

The lodge is also connected to the nordic trails of Craftsbury Outdoor Center, which also grooms separate fat-bike and snowshoe loops.

Rumor has it the locals ski down the frozen waterfalls, but we recommend sticking to snowshoes.

The snowshoe rabbit made its appearance, tracking the shadowy, silent woods with great, outlandish marks.

Not less elegant and useful than the canoe is the snowshoe, without which the Indian would be badly off indeed.

Joe Marion had gone a short way from camp in the hope of finding a snowshoe rabbit or a ptarmigan.

Long snowshoe excursions on the Continental Divide have often brought me into the presence of mountain sheep in the snow.

Unfortunately the Colonists were not able to use the snowshoe as could the lively Metis.

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