snowplow
To clear using a snowplowTo clear (roads, etc) using a snowplow.
» The snowplow couldn't get by.
Der Schneepflug konnte nicht vorbeifahren. — brauchinet
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2 senses(US, transitive)To clear (roads, etc) using a snowplow.
(US, intransitive)To perform a snowplow in skiing.
Examples
5 sentencesThe snowplow couldn't get by.
deDer Schneepflug konnte nicht vorbeifahren. — brauchinet
The first snowplows were drawn by horses.
deDie ersten Schneepflüge wurden von Pferden gezogen. — raggione
The snowplow cleared the snow from the street.
deDer Schneepflug räumte den Schnee von der Straße. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The snowplow removed the snow from the road.
A snowplow tried to keep the highway near Oslo free of snow on Thursday morning.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From snow + plow.From snow + plow.
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Forms
snowplows, snowplowing, snowplowed, snowplowed| Base form | snowplow · to snowplow |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | snowplows |
| Present participle | snowplowing |
| Past simple | snowplowed |
| Past participle | snowplowed |
regular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle