English

Alternative forms
snowplough (Commonwealth)

Etymology
From snow + plow.

Noun
en-noun

1. A vehicle that is used to push snow off surfaces such as roads.
2. A device attached to a vehicle to enable it to be used as a snowplow.
3. A maneuver/manoeuvre in skiing in which the tips of the skis point inwards and the back ends point outwards, imitating a snowplow.

Derived terms
snowplough model, snowplow model
snowplough turn, snowplow turn

Translations
trans-top|vehicle
Dutch: sneeuwruimer m, sneeuwploeg f
Finnish: lumiaura
German: t+|de|Schneepflug|m
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Greek: t-|el|εκ�ιονι��ή�α�|m|sc=Grek
Japanese: ��� (������, josetsusha)
Russian: �негоо�и��и�ел� (sn'egoo�istít'el') m
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trans-top|device
Dutch: sneeuwruimer m, sneeuwploeg f
Finnish: lumiaura
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Japanese: ��� (�����, josetsuki)
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trans-top|in skiing
trans-mid
Russian: t+|ru|пл�г|m|trplug|scCyrl
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ttbc|Spanish: quitanieves m

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To clear (roads, etc) using a snowplow.
2. intransitive To perform a snowplow in skiing.

Translations
trans-top|transitive: clear (roads, etc) using a snowplow
Dutch: sneeuwruimen
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trans-top|intransitive: perform a snowplow in skiing
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Category:Skiing

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