- a small open motor vehicle for travelling on snow, steered by two skis at the front and driven by a Caterpillar track underneath
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
snow•mo•bile /ˈsnoʊməˌbil/USA pronunciation
n., v., -biled, -bil•ing.
n. [countable]
v. [no object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026n. [countable]
- Automotive, Transporta motor vehicle with a revolving tread in the rear and steerable skis in the front, for traveling over snow.
v. [no object]
- Automotive, Transportto operate or ride in a snowmobile.
snow•mo•bile
(snō′mə bēl′),USA pronunciation n., v. -biled, -bil•ing.
n.
v.i.
snow′mo•bil′er, n.
n.
- Automotive, TransportAlso called skimobile, snowcat. a motor vehicle with a revolving tread in the rear and steerable skis in the front, for traveling over snow.
v.i.
- Automotive, Transportto operate or ride in a snowmobile.
- snow + -mobile 1920–25
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snowmobile /ˈsnəʊməˌbiːl/ n
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