noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
A vehicle with skis at the front and a caterpillar track at the rear, used for travelling over snow, sometimes as sport.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: transport, vehicles
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To ride or race in a snowmobile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
tracked vehicle for travel on snow having skis in front
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tracked vehicle
Narrower terms: Sno-cat
4
verb
Meaning 4
ride a snowmobile
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ride
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sneygwh- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *snóygwhos Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz Proto-West Germanic *snaiw Old English snāw Middle English snow English snow Proto-Indo-European *h2ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h2ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)lbor. French auto- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh1- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh1éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin mōbilislbor. French mobile French automobilebor. English automobilebf. English -mobile English snowmobile From snow + -mobile.
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