snow plough
Road clearing vehicle
A snow plough is a vehicle or blade attachment used to clear snow from roads and surfaces, pushing it aside as it moves forward.
In skiing, the snow plough (or snowplow) is a beginner's braking technique where the ski tips point inward and the tails spread apart, forming a wedge shape: She learned to snow plough before attempting parallel turns.
Flat cutting edge
- salt spreaderVehicle dispensing road de-icer
- gritterRoad de-icing vehicle
- snowplowVehicle clearing frozen precipitation
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
moldboard · scraper · pusher · attachments · municipal · fleet · operator · cab
Violent prolonged snowstorm
- driftsMoves without direction
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- whiteoutSnow blindness weather
- flurriesBrief, light precipitation
powder · ice · slush · black ice · freezing rain · snowpack · visibility · storm
Rubbing away material
- pushingApplying force to move
- removingTaking something out
- saltingApplying sodium chloride
- sandingFriction-smoothing a surface
gritting · de-icing · banking · windrowing · clearing · passes · routes · priority
Tapered splitting tool
- pizzaTopped flatbread dish
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- stemPlant's central axis
parallel · bunny slope · ski school · instructor · learning · stance · braking · speed control
Major road for travel
- streetPublic urban roadway
- pavementHard road covering
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
cul-de-sac · shoulder · curb · median · lane · thoroughfare · arterial · residential
blade
Flat cutting edge
- salt spreaderVehicle dispensing road de-icer
- gritterRoad de-icing vehicle
- snowplowVehicle clearing frozen precipitation
hydraulic · moldboard · scraper · pusher · attachments · municipal · fleet · operator · cab · controls
blizzard
Violent prolonged snowstorm
- driftsMoves without direction
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- whiteoutSnow blindness weather
flurries · powder · ice · slush · black ice · freezing rain · snowpack · visibility · storm · nor'easter
scraping
Rubbing away material
sanding · gritting · de-icing · banking · windrowing · clearing · passes · routes · priority · dispatch
wedge
Tapered splitting tool
stem · parallel · bunny slope · ski school · instructor · learning · stance · braking · speed control · traversing
highway
Major road for travel
intersection · cul-de-sac · shoulder · curb · median · lane · thoroughfare · arterial · residential · parking lot
snow ploughsalt spreader
Vehicle dispensing road de-icer
gritter · salt truck · de-icer
snow ploughstreet sweeper
Machine or worker clearing roadways
road sweeper · leaf blower · road grader · water truck · lawn mower
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