| 释义 |
skimobile N. Amer.|ˈskiːməbiːl|
[f. ski n. + -mobile.]
1. A car or chain of cars used to carry skiers up a mountain; a ski-lift.
1946Richmond (Va.) News Leader 9 Jan. 4/2 A ski⁓mobile ascends Mount Cranmore, near North Conway, N.H., taking skiers to the top of a 2,052 foot rundown. 1979United States 1980/81 (Penguin Travel Guides) 483 Its oddball skimobile is one of the oldest lifts in New England.
2. A small vehicle for travelling over snow, with caterpillar tracks at the back and steerable skis in front. Cf. snowmobile. (Now the usual sense.)
1955Kingston (Ont.) Whig-Standard 6 Apr. 25/3 With the advent of snowmobiles and skimobiles, most dog teams are now used for dog races. 1969‘R. Stark’ Blackbird (1970) xx. 127 There were a couple of skimobiles down there, little open scooters with skis in front and treads in back. 1974R. B. Parker God save Child ii. 8 Shopping centers, a fish market, a skimobile shop. |