Snowplough

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of snowplow. UK, alt-of, alternative

    "A "J36" 0-6-0 with the normal snowplough had to give up at Lumphanan and returned home, whereupon a Stanier Class "5" with a large snowplough and two coaches of workmen with shovels, went up and eventually drove a path through to Ballater."

  2. 2
    a vehicle used to push snow from roads wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of snowplow. UK, alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

All synonyms
snowplowsnowplow

Example

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"The snowplough couldn't get through."

Etymology

From snow + plough.

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