snowcat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of snowcat
First recorded in 1950–55; originally a trademark (1946) of the Tucker Sno-Cat Corporation
Example Sentences
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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
“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.
From Los Angeles Times
Paramedics could transport patients by Snowcat up to the hospital doors, but without the roads cleared, no one could leave.
From Los Angeles Times
They welded old school bus seats to a car-hauling trailer and hitched it to a snowcat, a tractor with snow treads, then put out the word they would be towing people up the mountain.
From Seattle Times
By that point, Chelan County Volunteer Search and Rescue had maneuvered a tracked vehicle resembling a small snowcat to the trailhead.
From Seattle Times
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