Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

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.


Etymology

Origin of snow blower

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

Let's get to it before I have to crank up the snow blower again.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 5, 2019

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

I’ve got a generator and a snow blower.

From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 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

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "snow blower" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com