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snowmaker

American  
[snoh-mey-ker] / ˈsnoʊˌmeɪ kər /

noun

  1. a machine that makes artificial snow for ski slopes.


Etymology

Origin of snowmaker

First recorded in 1950–55; snow ( def. ) + maker ( def. )

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The event is expected to be “a snowmaker of the likes we have not seen for many years,” said Andrew Rorke, senior forecaster with the National Weather Service office in Oxnard.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 21, 2023

In the Cascades, Mother Nature turned the snowmaker on high, with high winds and more than a foot of snow expected to accumulate through Tuesday.

From Seattle Times Feb. 13, 2023

This is the call of duty for a snowmaker.

From Washington Post Jan. 23, 2022

Iconic Zermatt, the village below the Matterhorn and the now-melting, shifting Swiss-Italian border, got the first IDE snowmaker.

From BusinessWeek Jan. 23, 2014

Oppenheim, a burly man who’d have made a fine snowmaker, drove circles around a field in Maine on a snowmobile to make his “One Hour Run.”

From Salon Feb. 23, 2013

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