SNOWSHOE


Meaning of SNOWSHOE in English

I. -ˌshü noun

Date: 1666

: 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

II. intransitive verb

( snow·shoed ; snow·shoe·ing )

Date: 1880

: to travel on snowshoes

• snow·sho·er -ˌshü-ər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.