snowplow
noun
an implement or machine for clearing away snow from highways, railroad tracks, etc.
snowplows
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pluralof snowplow.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In past years, rural areas in the northeast have been entirely cut off while snowplows attempted to clear roads.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
Residents woke up to swirling snow, the sound of shovels on sidewalks and snowplows on pavement just days after temperatures rose into the lower 80s.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
But a municipality with its much larger scale could reasonably invest in more efficient, motorized sidewalk snowplows.
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2023
The California Department of Transportation already had more than 4,000 employee working statewide, including more than 57 who were operating snowplows, graders, loaders and dump trucks in San Bernardino County, officials said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
City snowplows thunder through the streets as the white snow gets piled up and sooty, until nothing is pristine.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
