snowmobile en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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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 *h₂ew Proto-Indo-European *tó- Proto-Hellenic *autós 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)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin mōbilislbor. French mobile French automobilebor. English automobilebf. English -mobile English snowmobile From snow + -mobile.
Meanings
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A vehicle with skis at the front and a caterpillar track at the rear, used for travelling over snow, sometimes as sport.
Lance Allan: "When you first saw that video of you in a snowmobile suit at five years old on national TV and on our air. Were you a little bit like, c'mon Mom and Dad, are you going to do me like that?"
2022 November 2, “Young Wisconsin Olympian Jordan Stolz talks speedskating career: 'I'm just happy I got to skate that fast'”, in TMJ4:From the manufacture of snowgoing equipment such as snow cats, it diversified first into that of snowmobiles (and later skidoos, or water scooters), then into railcar and locomotive manufacture, and finally into the manufacture of small (less than 100-seat) commercial aircraft.
2001, Charles W. L. Hill, Gareth R. Jones, Strategic Management Theory: An Integrated Approach, page 312:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| snow-mobile | alternative | lexicographic | |
| snowmobiles | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| snow mobile | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
snocross · snowmobile racing · snowmobilist · snowmobiling · snowmobile skipping · snowmobiler · snowmobile climbing
Relateds
Synonyms
snowmachine · skimachine · ski doo · skimobile · ski-doo · ski-machine · snow machine · Ski-Doo · Skidoo · skidoo · Ski Doo · ski mobile · snow-machine · ski-mobile · ski machine
Translations (81)
fi moottorikelkka (vehicle) · sh motorne sanke (vehicle) · da snescooter (vehicle) · smn moottorkiälkká (vehicle) · sms motorǩeâlkk (vehicle) · ja スノーモビル (vehicle) · be сьнегахо́д (vehicle) · hi स्नो स्कूटर (vehicle) · bg снегохо́д (vehicle) · de Schneemobil (vehicle) · nn snøscooter (vehicle) · cmn 雪上摩托車 /雪上摩托车 (vehicle) · fr scooter des neiges (vehicle) · hi स्नोमशीन (vehicle) · id mobil salju (vehicle) · nn snøskuter (vehicle) · tt каргизгеч (vehicle) · nb snøskuter (vehicle) · nb scooter (vehicle) · nn scooter (vehicle) · alt карла јӱрер кӧлӱк (vehicle) · ka თოვლმავალი (vehicle) · cs sněžný skútr (vehicle) · tr karmobil (vehicle) · se muohtaskuhter (vehicle) · mk моторни санки (vehicle) · lt sniego rogės (vehicle) · uz snegoxod (vehicle) · uk снігохі́д (vehicle) · pt mota de neve (vehicle) · ru мотона́рты (vehicle) · nl sneeuwscooter (vehicle) · es motonieve (vehicle) · ca moto de neu (vehicle) · sma lopmedoenehke (vehicle) · nn skuter (vehicle) · hi स्कीमोबाइल (vehicle) · sv skoter (vehicle) · kk снегоход (vehicle) · sl motorne sani (vehicle) · lt sniego motociklas (vehicle) · ro snowmobil (vehicle) · cy car eira (vehicle) · kk қарда жүргіш (vehicle) · nb skuter (vehicle) · ru снегохо́д (vehicle) · hi स्नोमोबाइल (vehicle) · is vélsleði (vehicle) · hy ձնագնաց (vehicle) · sv snöskoter (vehicle) · ar زَحَّافَةُ ثَلْج (vehicle) · et mootorsaan (vehicle) · ar زَحَّافَةُ الثَّلْج (vehicle) · tr kar motosikleti (vehicle) · nb snøscooter (vehicle) · ja スノーモービル (vehicle) · lv sniega motocikls (vehicle) · sh моторне санке (vehicle) · ko 스노모바일 (vehicle) · mn цасны чарга (vehicle) · mn цаснаа явагч (vehicle) · se muohtaskohter (vehicle) · be снегахо́д (vehicle) · de Motorschlitten (vehicle) · ms kereta salji (vehicle) · eo motorsledo (vehicle) · it gatto delle nevi (vehicle) · ko 설상차 (vehicle) · pt snowmobile (vehicle) · pl skuter śnieżny (vehicle) · fa-ira بَرْفرو (vehicle) · bo གངས་ཤུར་མོ་ཊ (vehicle) · it motoslitta (vehicle) · pl motor śnieżny (vehicle) · cmn 雪地摩托車 /雪地摩托车 (vehicle) · pt motoneve (vehicle) · fr motoneige (vehicle) · sk snežný skúter (vehicle) · hi मोटर स्लेज (vehicle) · lt sniegaeigis (vehicle) · is snjósleði (vehicle)