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: a usually lightweight platform for the foot that is designed to enable a person to walk on soft snow without sinking and that typically consists of an oblong frame crossed with leather thongs or synthetic material
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Verb
We snowshoed through the woods.
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Roger Sands, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Jester Park Nature Center rents out snowshoes and cross-country skis.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
One afternoon, our entire group skied or snowshoed out into the woods for a picnic.
—Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Many come to snow tube, ice skate, snowshoe or participate in a variety of winter games.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Jester Park Nature Center rents out snowshoes and cross-country skis.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
From dog sledding to Nordic skiing to snowshoeing to amazing restaurants and shopping, there’s plenty to do here to keep your entire multi-generational family engaged.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
One afternoon, our entire group skied or snowshoed out into the woods for a picnic.
—Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Snowshoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowshoe. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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snowshoe
1 of 2 noun
snow·shoe
-ˌshü 
: a light frame (as of wood or aluminum) strung with a net that is attached to the foot to prevent sinking in soft snow
snowshoe
2 of 2 verb
snowshoed; snowshoeing
: to travel on snowshoes
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