snowplow

Road-clearing vehicle

A snowplow is a vehicle or blade attachment used to push snow off roads and other surfaces.

The verb means to clear snow this way, or more generally to force through obstacles: He snowplowed through the crowd.

In skiing, a snowplow is a braking position with ski tips angled inward, forming a wedge shape.

vehicle

truck

Heavy freight vehicle

fleet · driver · operator · cab · windshield · headlights · chains · tires · diesel · engine

service

contract

Enforceable written agreement

on-call · emergency · salting · sanding · pre-treatment · brine · residential · commercial · municipal · hourly

conditions

blizzard

Violent prolonged snowstorm

flurries · ice · slush · packed · powder · inches · storm · nor'easter · freeze · subzero

clearing

scrape

Rub harshly against

  • pushForce something away
  • saltSodium chloride compound
  • sandFine rock particles

deice · remove · pile · bank · berm · windrow · pass · route · priority · residential

skiing

wedge

Tapered splitting tool

lesson · instructor · parallel · stance · braking · technique · traverse · herringbone · sidestep · novice

Categories
Opposites
snow removal vs. snow accumulation

snowplowsnowmaker

Device producing artificial flakes

snow gun · snow cannon · blizzard · snowfall · snowstorm

winter road maintenance function

snowplowsalter

One who cures with brine

salt spreader · gritter · snow machine · de-icer · ice maker

skiing technique - stopping vs. moving

snowplowtuck

Fold into concealment

schuss · glide · parallel turn · carve

Phrases
Family

snowplows, snowplowing, snowplough, snowplowed, snowploughs, snowploughed, snowploughing

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G