snowcat

American  

[snoh-kat] / ˈsnoʊˌkæt /

noun

1. snowmobile.

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Etymology

Origin of snowcat

First recorded in 1950–55; originally a trademark (1946) of the Tucker Sno-Cat Corporation

Example Sentences

In a 2025 interview with the Guardian promoting his memoir “My Last Breath,” which chronicles the 2023 accident involving an industrial snowcat that nearly killed him, Renner denied previous allegations of misconduct — substance abuse and a verbal threat — that came out in a custody dispute with his ex-wife Sonni Pacheco over their daughter, Ava.

From Los Angeles Times

“It” is the accident that nearly killed the Oscar-nominated actor New Year’s Day 2023 as he was clearing the driveway at his home near Mount Rose in Nevada using a massive snowcat.

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He likes to say the snowcat was a beacon, a Bat signal that called his family and friends to action and symbolized their deep love.

From Los Angeles Times

Paramedics could transport patients by Snowcat up to the hospital doors, but without the roads cleared, no one could leave.

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While attempting to stop a snowplow from hitting his nephew, Renner was crushed by the 14,330-pound snowcat and hospitalized for a slew of injuries, including eight broken ribs, a collapsed lung and a broken tibia, shoulder, mandible, face, jaw, eye socket, knee, clavicle and both ankles.

From Los Angeles Times