snowplow
Definition
- Noun:
- A vehicle or device designed to clear snow from surfaces: A "snowplow" is a piece of equipment, often mounted on a truck or tractor, used to push snow off roads, runways, or other areas to keep them clear and safe for travel.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The city sent out the snowplow after the heavy storm.
- We waited for the snowplow to clear our street before we could drive to work.
Advanced Usage
- "snowplow" as a verb (less common): The act of clearing snow using such a vehicle.
- The crew will snowplow the airport runways all night.
- Conceptual use: Can be used metaphorically to describe something that clears obstacles or paves the way.
- The new policy acted as a snowplow for further reforms.
Variants and Related Words
- Snowplough: An alternative spelling, chiefly British English.
- Snowplow turn: A specific skiing technique where the skier points the tips of the skis together to slow down or stop. (Note: This is a compound term where "snowplow" is part of the name for a specific maneuver).
- Plow/Plough: The more general term for a farm implement or device for clearing snow, of which a snowplow is a specific type.
Synonyms
- Plow (especially U.S. English)
- Snow clearer
- Snow removal vehicle
Related Phrases
- To be out with the snowplow: Describing the action of clearing snow.
- The public works department is out with the snowplow.
- Snowplow driver: The operator of the vehicle.
- The snowplow driver worked through the night.
Idioms
- A snowplow parent: A modern idiom describing a parent who removes all obstacles from their child's path. (Note: This is a metaphorical extension based on the function of the vehicle).
- He's a classic snowplow parent, always intervening to make things easier for his son.
Noun
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a vehicle used to push snow from roads
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