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snow plow

snow plow is the alternative form of snowplow.

Meaning of snowplow

Noun

snowplow (plural snowplows)

  1. (US) A motorized vehicle that is used to push snow off flat surfaces such as roads and parking lots.
  2. (US) A blade-like pushing device attached to a vehicle to enable it to be used for removing snow.
  3. (US) A maneuver in which the tips of the skis or skates point inwards and the back ends point outwards.

See all 5 meanings of snowplow

Forms of snow plow

Noun
pluralsnow plows
Verb
third-person singular presentsnow plows
present participlesnow plowing
past participlesnow plowed
pastsnow plowed

Origin of snow plow

From snow + plow.

Questions about snow plow

What is snow plow the alternative form of?
Snow plow is the alternative form of snowplow.

Words near snow plow in the dictionary

  1. snow plants
  2. snow plough
  3. snow ploughed
  4. snow ploughing
  5. snow ploughs
  6. snow plow
  7. snow plowed
  8. snow plowing
  9. snow plows
  10. snow pole
  11. snow poles

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