- snowshoe snow·shoe n
- ['snəʊˌʃuː]
racchetta da neve
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snowshoe snow·shoe n
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Snowshoe — Snow shoe , n. A slight frame of wood three or four feet long and about one third as wide, with thongs or cords stretched across it, and having a support and holder for the foot; used by persons for walking on soft snow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Snowshoe (disambiguation) — Snowshoe can refer to *Snowshoe, a type of footwear. *Snowshoe, Michigan, a town in Michigan, USA. *Snow Shoe, Pennsylvania, a town in Pennsylvania, USA. *Snowshoe, West Virginia, a town in West Virginia, USA. **Snowshoe Mountain, a ski resort… … Wikipedia
snowshoe — 1670s, from SNOW (Cf. snow) + SHOE (Cf. shoe) … Etymology dictionary
snowshoe — snow|shoe [ˈsnəuʃu: US ˈsnou ] n a special wide flat frame that you attach to your shoe so that you can walk on deep snow without sinking … Dictionary of contemporary English
snowshoe — snow|shoe [ snou,ʃu ] noun count a flat frame that you fit onto the bottom of your shoe so that you can walk on deep snow … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
snowshoe — snow•shoe [[t]ˈsnoʊˌʃu[/t]] n. v. shoed, shoe•ing 1) a racket shaped contrivance for the foot for walking on deep snow without sinking 2) to walk or travel on snowshoes • Etymology: 1655–65, amer … From formal English to slang
snowshoe hare — snow′shoe hare n. zool. mam a large footed North American hare, Lepus americanus, that is white in winter and dark brown in summer Also called snow′shoe rab bit,varying hare • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
Snowshoe — Snowshoes, sometimes colloquially referred to as webs, are footwear for walking over snow. Snowshoes work by distributing the weight of the person over a larger area so that the person s foot doesn t sink completely into the snow, a quality… … Wikipedia
snowshoe — snowshoer, n. /snoh shooh /, n., v., snowshoed, snowshoeing. n. 1. a contrivance that may be attached to the foot to enable the wearer to walk on deep snow without sinking, esp. a light, racket shaped frame across which is stretched a network of… … Universalium
snow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, thick ▪ fine, light ▪ The plants were covered in fine snow. ▪ deep ▪ … Collocations dictionary
snowshoe — UK [ˈsnəʊˌʃuː] / US [ˈsnoʊˌʃu] noun [countable] Word forms snowshoe : singular snowshoe plural snowshoes a flat frame that you fit onto the bottom of your shoe so that you can walk on deep snow … English dictionary
