snow plow
Winter road clearer
A snow plow is a blade or vehicle equipped with a blade for pushing snow off roads, driveways, and other surfaces: The snow plows were out all night clearing the highways.
To snow plow is to clear snow this way.
In skiing, the snow plow is a braking technique where skis angle inward to form a wedge shape.
Also spelled snowplow.
Tool for moving earth
- scrapeRub harshly against
- pushForce something away
- removeTake something away
- saltSodium chloride compound
grit · sand · deice · brush · sweep · scoop · excavate · dig
Heavy freight vehicle
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- pusherOne who shoves forward
- spreaderTool for distribution
- salterOne who cures with brine
grader · pickup · attachment · wing · moldboard · hydraulic · diesel · cab
Hard road covering
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
- laneDesignated travel strip
- shoulderUpper arm joint
- highwayMajor road for travel
interstate · street · intersection · cul-de-sac · curb · median · bridge · overpass
shovel
Tool for moving earth
salt · grit · sand · deice · brush · sweep · scoop · excavate · dig · pile
truck
Heavy freight vehicle
salter · grader · pickup · attachment · wing · moldboard · hydraulic · diesel · cab · fleet
pavement
Hard road covering
highway · interstate · street · intersection · cul-de-sac · curb · median · bridge · overpass · parking lot
whiteout
Snow blindness weather
windchill · accumulation · powder · slush · ice · freezing · subzero · arctic · nor'easter · snowpack
- truckstruck, pickup truck, dump truck, semi truck, semi-truck
- skiingskiing, ski, ski resort, ski slope, ski slopes
- Northern Livingparka, husky, caribou, northern lights, aurora borealis
- snow daycancellation, closure, school closings, sledding, hot cocoa
- seasonal equipmentice scraper, leaf blower, leaf rake, pool cover, Christmas lights
- heavy equipmentexcavator, excavators, bulldozers, loader, backhoe
snow plowstreet sweeper
Machine or worker clearing roadways
leaf blower · lawn mower · water truck · road grader · irrigation equipment