snow blower
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3.5
- noun
- /snoʊ ˈbloʊər/
- UK
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quitanieves
- The neighborhood hired a snow blower service to remove snow from the streets.
- a snow blower
Examples
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I also know that when a storm approaches, we need to fill gas in all our vehicles and in our gas cans (for the snow blower).
Blog text (7) -
I bet you would like a snow blower, though.
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Then get a goddamn snow blower!
Fiction book (2000) -
He's out trying to get the snow blower fixed.
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It snows once in seven years, Dad buys a new snow blower.
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Even with the snow blower and with me clearing the driveway as the snow came down, it took the three of us (me and both my parents) three and a half to four hours to clear the driveway the next day.
Blog text (27) -
After the heavy snowfall, he used his snow blower to clear the driveway quickly.
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She bought a powerful snow blower to handle the large amounts of snow each winter.
Synonyms
A machine that lifts snow and throws it to the side
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents: 'snow' (frozen precipitation) + 'blower' (a machine that generates airflow), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it is a machine that blows/clears snow. This noun+noun compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, making the expression immediately understandable from its parts.
Etymology
Snow blower is a simple compound: snow is what it moves and blower shows it 'blows' the snow away through a pipe. That's why it means 'a machine to remove snow'.