How to pronounce snowplow
American English pronunciation
SNOH-plow
- IPA
- /ˈsnoʊˌplaʊ/
- Syllables
- SNOH · plow (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What snowplow means
Most people know snowplow in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A ski move with the tips turned in, to slow down
In a sentence: Ava pushed her ski tips together in a snowplow and slid to a stop.
Where it comes from: It is made from snow and plow, and skiers took the name from the snow-clearing machine.
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