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snowblade, n.
Brit. |ˈsnəʊbleɪd|, U.S. |ˈsnoʊˌbleɪd|
[‹ snow n.1 + blade n.]
1. Orig. and chiefly N. Amer. A bladelike attachment for the front of a vehicle that clears the snow from a road by pushing it to the side.
1947N.Y. Times 16 Mar. ii.2 (advt.) Rotary broom and snow blade can be attached for winter use. 1980Washington Post 10 Feb. (Mag. Section) 6/4, 46 4–by–4 pickup trucks with snowblades. 2003Bismarck (N. Dakota) Tribune (Nexis) 8 June 1 b, It can simultaneously remove snow and distribute sand with a snow blade in the front and a sand spreader attachment in the back.
2. A type of ski used for downhill skiing, shorter than a traditional ski, usually about one metre in length and used without ski-poles. Cf. snowblading n.
A proprietary name in the United States.
[1934Times 10 Dec. 16 His inventive mind thought out many an aid for the ski runner, such as snow-blades and his own binding.] 1990Official Trademark Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 6 Feb. tm106/2 Snow Blade... For apparatus for sledding or skiing. 1995[Snow]... Can it succeed like Ride in misc.invest.stocks (Usenet newsgroup) 1 Sept. How easy or how cheap would it be to turn any pair of ski boots into a pair of snow blades? 1997N.Y. Times 16 Nov. v. 14/3 Snowboards (as well as snowshoes, telemark skis and super-short Snowblades) will also be available at many demo sites. 2000Guardian 2 Dec. (Travel section) 12/5 The shortness of snowblades makes them useless for off-piste, and not terribly fast, though you feel like you are moving like snow off a shovel. |