Phrase guide

snow cannon

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • snō′ kăn′ən
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsnəʊ̯ ˈkæn.ən/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsnəʊ̯ ˈkan.ən/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˌsnoʊ̯ ˈkæn.ən/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˌsnəʉ̯ ˈkæn.ən/
  • Australian: /ˌsnɐʉ̯ ˈkæn.ən/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌsnɐʉ̯ ˈkɛn.ən/
  • Scotland: /ˌsno ˈkan.ən/
  • Scotland: /ˌsno ˈkan.ʌn/
  • India: /ˌsnoː ˈka(ː)n.on/ toe–tow merger
  • India: /ˌsnɔ(ː)w ˈka(ː)n.on/ without the toe–tow merger
  • India: /ˌsnoː(w)ˈka(ː)n.on/

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noun

Meaning 1

A machine that spurts out snow over pistes where there is little or no snow cover.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skiing, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 雪炮 (xuěpào) — machine that spurts out snow over pistes
  • Danish: snekanon — machine that spurts out snow over pistes
  • Esperanto: neĝopafilego — machine that spurts out snow over pistes
  • Finnish: lumitykki — machine that spurts out snow over pistes
  • French: canon à neige — machine that spurts out snow over pistes
  • German: Beschneiungsanlage — machine that spurts out snow over pistes
  • German: Schneekanone — machine that spurts out snow over pistes
  • Hungarian: hóágyú — machine that spurts out snow over pistes
  • Italian: cannóne spàranéve — machine that spurts out snow over pistes
  • Italian: cannóne per innevaménto artificiàle — machine that spurts out snow over pistes
  • Polish: armatka śnieżna — machine that spurts out snow over pistes
  • Portuguese: canhão de neve — machine that spurts out snow over pistes
  • Spanish: cañón de nieve — machine that spurts out snow over pistes
  • Swedish: snökanon — machine that spurts out snow over pistes