snowplow

[ snoh-plou ]

/ ˈsnoʊˌplaʊ /

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noun

an implement or machine for clearing away snow from highways, railroad tracks, etc.

Skiing. a maneuver in which a skier pushes the heels of both skis outward so that they are far apart, as for turning, decreasing speed, or stopping.

verb (used with object)

to clear of snow using a snowplow.

verb (used without object)

to clear away snow with a snowplow.

Skiing. to execute a snowplow.

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Origin of snowplow

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; snow + plow

Not quite, but at one point the temperature registered 29 below zero, with 21 inches of snow.
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But mostly they just walked, their faces somber, their hands shaking as the snow began to fall.
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There was snow on the ground when I made my last trip to see Sheffield.
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“I think there's too much snow in Finland at the present time,” he announces.
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Because the American film industry is based in the sun bleached sands of Southern California, movies rarely feature snow.
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To advance in such circumstances was out of the question, he therefore set about building a miniature hut of snow.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Cincinnatus will not back to his plow, or, at the best, stands sullenly between his plow-handles arguing for a higher wage.
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By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace, and sendeth forth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
At the foot of the pass, the valley widened a little, though still with steep, snow-capped cliffs crowding it on either side.
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I would not just then have traded off that steamboat for several square miles of snow-capped sublimity.
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