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

Pietrangelo won’t have to take a snow blower from his St. Louis home to the Nevada desert, though he hopes to bring the Stanley Cup there in the next seven years.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2020

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