snowmobile
noun
snow·mo·bile
ˈsnō-mō-ˌbēl 
: any of various automotive vehicles for travel on snow
specifically
: an open vehicle for usually one or two persons with steerable skis on the front and an endless belt at the rear
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Massive tour coaches with comically large high-flotation tires are occasional sights on the park’s other roadways, but snowmobiles are much faster and more exciting mounts that allow unfettered views of the stunning park vistas and wildlife.
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Jeremy Korzeniewski, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2025
The parent left Buck Ridge Trail and got the snowmobile stuck and couldn’t get it out, rescuers said.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 24 Feb. 2025
The incident in Daniel, Wyoming, last year drew international condemnation and sparked death threats after the man ran the female wolf over with a snowmobile, duct-taped its muzzle shut and dragged it into the Green River Bar in a shock collar at the end of a leash.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
The two snowmobiles are somewhere on the bottom of Keweenaw Bay.
—Robert E. Houle, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2025
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Jeremy Korzeniewski, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2025
The parent left Buck Ridge Trail and got the snowmobile stuck and couldn’t get it out, rescuers said.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 24 Feb. 2025
The incident in Daniel, Wyoming, last year drew international condemnation and sparked death threats after the man ran the female wolf over with a snowmobile, duct-taped its muzzle shut and dragged it into the Green River Bar in a shock collar at the end of a leash.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
The two snowmobiles are somewhere on the bottom of Keweenaw Bay.
—Robert E. Houle, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Snowmobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowmobile. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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snowmobile
noun
snow·mo·bile
ˈsnō-mō-ˌbēl
: any of various motor vehicles for travel on snow
snowmobiler
noun
-ˌbē-lər
snowmobiling
noun
-ˌbē-liŋ
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