Snowshoe
/ˈsnoʊʃu/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A flat item of footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow.
- 2 A domestic cat of a particular breed with a light body and darker ears, face, legs, and tail.
- 3 a device to help you walk on deep snow; a lightweight frame shaped like a racquet is strengthened with cross pieces and contains a network of thongs; one is worn on each foot wordnet
- 4 Synonym of mukluk
Verb
- 1 To travel using snowshoes. intransitive
- 2 travel on snowshoes wordnet
Example
More examples"The snowshoe hare changes color in winter."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From snow + shoe.
Etymology 2
From snowshoe.