snowmobile

snow·mo·bile

S0517600 (snō′mō-bēl′, -mə-)n. A small motorized vehicle with skilike runners in front and tanklike treads, ridden by straddling a seat and used for driving in or traveling on snow. Also called snowmachine.

[snow + (auto)mobile.]

snow′mo·bile′ v.

snowmobile

(ˈsnəʊməˌbiːl) n (Automotive Engineering) a. a small open motor vehicle for travelling on snow, steered by two skis at the front and driven by a caterpillar track underneathb. Also called: bombardier a larger closed motor vehicle with two skis at the front and a track at each side

snow•mo•bile

art at snow (ˈsnoʊ məˌbil)

n., v. -biled, -bil•ing. n. 1. a motor vehicle with a revolving tread in the rear and steerable skis in the front, for traveling over snow. v.i. 2. to operate or ride in a snowmobile. [1920–25] snow′mo•bil`er, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	snowmobile - tracked vehicle for travel on snow having skis in frontSno-cat - a kind of snowmobiletracked vehicle - a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks
Verb	1.	snowmobile - ride a snowmobiledriving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animalride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day"

Translations

motoneigegatto delle nevi

snowmobile

snowmobile,

vehicle designed to travel over snow, ice, and similar surfaces that offer limited traction and weight-supporting capability. As the performance of the vehicle depends to a large extent on keeping its weight as low as possible, there is no enclosure for the driver and passenger, who ride exposed, as on a motorcycle. Since the two-cycle internal-combustion engine and the Wankel engine are lighter for a given horsepower than a four-cycle engine, they are preferred for powering snowmobiles. The vehicle is supported and moved by one or two endless treads, similar to those used on military tanks and construction vehicles, except that they are of the lightest practicable weight. The driver steers by manipulating handlebars that control skilike runners on the front of the vehicle and by shifting his body weight.

snowmobile

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

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noun tracked vehicle for travel on snow having skis in front

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verb ride a snowmobile

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