snowmobile

noun

snow·​mo·​bile ˈsnō-mō-ˌbēl How to pronounce snowmobile (audio)
: any of various automotive vehicles for travel on snow
specifically : an open vehicle for usually one or two persons with steerable skis on the front and an endless belt at the rear

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Among the discoveries are an ATV that fell through the ice around 2018 and a snowmobile that appears to date back to the 1990s. — Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026 Boat rentals are available at both Village Motorsports (which also rents snowmobiles in the winter) and Lake Pleasant Marine. — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 Kataquapit used Facebook to alert the community’s search-and-rescue squad, who jumped onto their snowmobiles and drove into the night. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026 There’s plenty of adventure here as rescues are made in snowstorms, snowmobiles are tampered with, a little girl nearly loses her life and Keely’s secret about being a pop star is exposed. — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 24 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for snowmobile

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of snowmobile was in 1923

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“Snowmobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowmobile. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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snowmobile

noun
snow·​mo·​bile ˈsnō-mō-ˌbēl How to pronounce snowmobile (audio)
: any of various motor vehicles for travel on snow
snowmobiler
-ˌbē-lər
noun
snowmobiling
-ˌbē-liŋ
noun

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