snowmobile
Americannoun
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snowmobiles
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verb (used without object)
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One Ranger cracked a rib after his snowmobile flipped over, but "he kept on going", Lt-Col Hanes said.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
The mechanism works by moving an adhesive coated belt around the outside of the cell, pulling the bacterium forward in a motion that resembles a microscopic snowmobile.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2026
"In winter, everything is white, and if you are flying in a helicopter, for example, and have to monitor an area, you cannot see if a snowmobile has been driven down to a fjord."
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
Skiers in Jackson Hole can organize snowmobile and snow-coach day excursions with Scenic Safaris, starting at $450.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
George had saved them both with the shotgun and the cracker shells, but he’d passed out during their frantic escape on the snowmobile.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Introducing electric snowmobiles required the outfitter to come up with tours that cover less ground in search of reindeer, elk and ptarmigan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Polaris CEO Michael Speetzen, whose company makes snowmobiles, boats and three-wheel motorcycles, said as much at a conference this month.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
Potential applications include industrial equipment, agricultural machinery, aerospace systems, mobile power generation equipment, off road vehicles such as snowmobiles and motorcycles, and marine vehicles including jet skis.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
Planes, helicopters, ships, speedboats, cars, snowmobiles and dog sleds are routinely employed to ensure ballots reach all corners of the country before the election.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2025
George’s dad loved learning the old ways people used to survive up here before there were trains and planes and snowmobiles.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
The Sunday before last, Blake DeBok snowmobiled out to nine wild horses he was told were stranded in deep snow north of Mammoth Lakes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
Just a few miles from where Mlaskoch nearly died and on the dame day, Chabot snowmobiled through the forest then clipped into skis to climb a steep slope.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
When Karlsen snowmobiled across the land between Longyearbyen and Ispallen he drove through an area named for generations of mining investors.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 18, 2019
Last winter, Cynthia Erickson snowmobiled an old propane stove to her summer hunting camp, 50 miles northwest of Tanana on the Tozitna River.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2017
After he struggled into the tight gear at the airport, they snowmobiled home and made a fire.
From Washington Post
A trailer shows Duffy, his wife and their nine children skiing, snowmobiling and riding waterslides, alongside shots of St. Louis’ Gateway Arch, Boston’s Fenway Park and San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
“Exquisite and tranquil lands perfect for hiking, horseback riding, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, and more,” the listing said.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 24, 2026
In 2009, she shattered her kneecap in a snowmobiling accident and required eight surgeries, but she recovered in time to compete at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
The park is dotted with hiking trails, campsites, picnic tables, fishing access, snowmobiling and horseback riding routes and tall grasses with wildflowers that dance in hot summer winds.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2023
In Whitehorse, the capital of Yukon, November brought a warm-weather stint, delaying the icy conditions necessary for ice fishing, snowmobiling and ice skating.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2023
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