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snowcat

snowcat noun: a truck-like enclosed vehicle on tracks, designed to move on snow.

snowcat: a truck-like enclosed vehicle on tracks, designed to move on snow
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Noun (1)

snowcat (plural snowcats)

  1. A truck-like enclosed vehicle on tracks, designed to move on snow.

Noun (2)

snowcat (plural snowcats)

  1. A visual representation of a cat made from snow.
    • One student responds “Snowman.” The teacher says “Yes.” Looking down at the picture, she orally says “Oh” and signs “Excuse me.” She points to the picture of the snowman’s ears and whiskers and signs: “Snowcat, I am mistaken. Look at the cat’s ears and whiskers.” She shows the picture around and...1989, Susan A. Mather, “II. Language Policy”, “8. Visually Oriented Teaching Strategies with Deaf Preschool Children”, in Ceil Lucas, editor, The Sociolinguistics of the Deaf Community, Academic...
    • Katy rolled snowballs and tried to make a snowcat instead of a snowman.1991, Dandi Daley Mackall, An Ali Cat Christmas, Standard Publishing, →ISBN

snowcat meaning in Indonesian

snowcat in Indonesian

vehicle
truk salju

Examples of snowcat in a sentence

  • Look at the cat’s ears and whiskers.” She shows the picture around and signs “It’s a snowcat!”1989, Susan A. Mather, “II. Language Policy”, “8. Visually Oriented Teaching Strategies with Deaf Preschool Children”, in Ceil Lucas...
  • Kathryn Naylor’s beautiful illustrations add a magic element that makes even an earless snowcat believable for young readers.1996, Steve Pitt, quotee, Canadian Book Review Annual, volume 22, Peter Martin Associates, →ISBN, page 440:
  • Instead of making a snowman or a snowlady, let’s make a snowcat,” I said.1998, Ann M. Martin, “1. It’s Snowing!”, in Karen’s Snow Princess (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #94), Scholastic, →ISBN:

Forms of snowcat

pluralsnowcats

Origin of snowcat

Perhaps from the brand name Sno-Cat, probably from snow + caterpillar track.

From snow + cat.

Questions about snowcat

What does snowcat mean?
Snowcat means a truck-like enclosed vehicle on tracks, designed to move on snow.
What is snowcat in Indonesian?
Snowcat in Indonesian is truk salju. See Snowcat meaning in Indonesian.
How do you use snowcat in a sentence?
Look at the cat’s ears and whiskers.” She shows the picture around and signs “It’s a snowcat!”
What part of speech is snowcat?
Snowcat is a noun.
What is the plural of snowcat?
The plural of snowcat is snowcats.

Words near snowcat in the dictionary

  1. snowcapped
  2. snowcaps
  3. snowcapt
  4. snowcastle
  5. snowcastles
  6. snowcat
  7. snowcats
  8. snowchild
  9. snowchildren
  10. snowclad
  11. snowclone

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