snowshoe

/ˌsnoʊˈʃu/
/ˈsnʌʊʃu/
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Other forms: snowshoes; snowshoed

Definitions of snowshoe
  1. noun
    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
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    type of:
    device
    an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
  2. verb
    travel on snowshoes
    “After a heavy snowfall, we have to snowshoe to the grocery store”
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    type of:
    go, locomote, move, travel
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
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