snowmobile

noun

snow·​mo·​bile ˈsnō-mō-ˌbēl 

: any of various automotive vehicles for travel on snow

specifically : an open vehicle for usually one or two persons with steerable skis on the front and an endless belt at the rear

Examples of snowmobile in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This winter, an underwater explorer found a snowmobile in Maine's Sebago Lake that sank 35 years ago in the channel between Frye Island and the mainland. —Wgme-Tv Staff, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026

While rescue helicopters and snowmobiles made their way to Rosow's location, his friends spent hours performing CPR to keep him alive. —Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026

Zipping through old-growth spruce forests and even across frozen creeks on snowmobiles. —Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026

For every snapshot of Americans at leisure — riding snowmobiles, hanging in barbershops, attending local football matches — there are multiple scenes of conflict and ire, sometimes in unexpected formations. —Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for snowmobile

• afebrile
• bookmobile
• cochineal
• nonideal
• peroneal
• philomel
• popliteal
• waterwheel
• abele
• alkyl
• anneal
• appeal

Kids Definition

snowmobile

noun

snow·​mo·​bile ˈsnō-mō-ˌbēl 

: any of various motor vehicles for travel on snow

snowmobiler

-ˌbē-lər

noun

snowmobiling

-ˌbē-liŋ

noun