snowshoe
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈsnoʊˌʃu/
- US
:
raqueta de nieve
- We escaped the discomfort by strapping on snowshoes and trudging up to Ogden Canyon.
- snowshoe hare
- snowshoe hare population
The feet spread when the snow is soft and become snowshoes.
- The feet spread when the snow is soft and become snowshoes.
- I was asked this question for an interview in college for a job I got and I said snowshoes.
Examples
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White on white: a snowshoe hare in its winter coat.
Academic text (2003) -
And the silence of the Nebraska winter except for the sound of the snowshoes.
Fiction book (1993) -
"I forgot to tell you that snowshoe rabbits turn white in the winter," Mama said.
Fiction book (2000) -
I think I'll need snowshoes.
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I threw my snowshoes into the truck and started to drive toward the pass.
Fiction book (1991) -
You could only use snowshoes or snowmobiles.
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You know, if we had some snowshoes, we'd be killing this walk right about now.
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Left Hand gathered up his bow, his snowshoes, and his parka.
Fiction book (1993) -
The men strapped on snowshoes, while Sarah and Snow took the skis.
Fiction book (1999) -
We escaped the discomfort by strapping on snowshoes and trudging up to Ogden Canyon.
Synonyms
A rounded snowshoe for walking on deep snow or a bear's foot
Compounds
1
6.5
A large North American hare with big feet that turns white in winter and brown in summer
1
3.9
A large North American hare with very big back feet that turns white in winter
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Snowshoe is a simple combination of snow and shoe and originally meant a 'shoe for snow' that spreads your weight so you do not sink, which is why snowshoes let you walk on deep snow.