snowplows
Winter road machines
Snowplows are vehicles equipped with large angled blades for clearing snow from roads and other surfaces.
The blade pushes snow aside rather than lifting it.
In skiing, a snowplow is a braking technique where the skis form a V-shape with tips together: She snowplowed down the bunny slope.
As a verb, to snowplow is to clear snow or use this skiing stance.
Violent prolonged snowstorm
- whiteoutSnow blindness weather
- flurriesBrief, light precipitation
- iceWater's solid form
- freezingExtremely cold
subzero · drifting · black ice · sleet · frost · arctic · winter storm · nor'easter
Send with speed
- routesPaths for travel
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- driversVehicle operators or motivating forces
operators · shifts · contracts · public works · city services · overtime · standby · deployment
Rubbing away material
- pushingApplying force to move
- bladingSkating on inline wheels
- shovelingMoving material with a blade tool
- driftsMoves without direction
accumulation · salt · sand · deice · grit · brine · pavement · roadway
Heavy cargo vehicles
- bladesSharp flat cutting parts
- spreadersThings that disp
- gradersThose who assign scores
- loadersTransfer agents for systems
dump trucks · tractors · attachments · front-end · cab · chassis · hydraulics · wings
Range of clear sight
- beaconsLights that guide travelers
- lightsSources of illumination
- reflectorsSurfaces that bounce light
- conesTapering geometric solids
barriers · hazard · warning · slow-moving · blind spots · backing · clearance · pedestrians
blizzard
Violent prolonged snowstorm
freezing · subzero · drifting · black ice · sleet · frost · arctic · winter storm · nor'easter · lake effect
dispatch
Send with speed
- routesPaths for travel
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- schedulingAssigning times to events
drivers · operators · shifts · contracts · public works · city services · overtime · standby · deployment · staging
scraping
Rubbing away material
- pushingApplying force to move
- bladingSkating on inline wheels
- shovelingMoving material with a blade tool
drifts · accumulation · salt · sand · deice · grit · brine · pavement · roadway · asphalt
trucks
Heavy cargo vehicles
loaders · dump trucks · tractors · attachments · front-end · cab · chassis · hydraulics · wings · moldboard
visibility
Range of clear sight
- beaconsLights that guide travelers
- lightsSources of illumination
- reflectorsSurfaces that bounce light
cones · barriers · hazard · warning · slow-moving · blind spots · backing · clearance · pedestrians · fire hydrants
- winterice, cold, frozen, frost, icicle
- snow daycancellation, closure, school closings, sledding, hot cocoa
- Snowbeltlake effect, Great Lakes region, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo
- Rural Americafarm, barns, heartland, countryside, Midwest
- midwinterJanuary, February, deep freeze, blizzard, subzero
- snowplow parentParent removing child's obstacles
- snowplow driverOne who clears roads
- snowplow parentingEliminating obstacles for children
- snowplow stopSki braking technique