snow blower

American  

Also snowblower

noun

1. a motor-driven machine on wheels used to remove snow by throwing it into the air and to one side.

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Etymology

Origin of snow blower

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Kevin Dupui, who lives in Truckee, just northwest of Lake Tahoe, said his snow blower broke, but it doesn’t really matter because there’s nowhere to put all the snow anyway.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024

That’s what I get for wanting to use my new snow blower that bad.

From Golf Digest • Jan. 10, 2017

And don’t assume that using a snow blower is safer.

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2016

The radar looks like a push snow blower or lawnmower, but it can see up to 30 feet underground.

From Washington Times • Sep. 5, 2016

Their father always kept a can of gasoline in the garage, to fill the snow blower, and to power the generator if the power went out during a storm.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng