单词 | snowblade |
释义 | snowbladen. 1. Originally and chiefly North American. A bladelike attachment for the front of a vehicle that clears the snow from a road by pushing it to the side. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > earth-moving and excavating equipment > [noun] > other equipment snow-plough1792 road roller1820 horse-block1825 sludger1839 horsing-block1856 channeller1867 grader1869 push plough1890 snowblade1947 ripper1953 mouldboard1956 groomer1966 1947 N.Y. Times 16 Mar. ii.2 (advt.) Rotary broom and snow blade can be attached for winter use. 1980 Washington Post 10 Feb. (Mag.) 6/4 46 4–by–4 pickup trucks with snowblades. 2003 Bismarck (N. Dakota) Tribune (Nexis) 8 June 1 b It can simultaneously remove snow and distribute sand with a snow blade in the front and a sand spreader attachment in the back. 2. A type of ski used for downhill skiing, shorter than a traditional ski, usually about one metre in length and used without ski-poles. Cf. snowblading n.A proprietary name in the United States. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski > type of roller ski1930 sit-ski1948 longboard1950 monoski1953 grass ski1970 snowblade1990 1934 Times 10 Dec. 16 His inventive mind thought out many an aid for the ski runner, such as snow-blades and his own binding.] 1990 Official Trademark Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 6 Feb. tm106/2 Snow Blade... For apparatus for sledding or skiing. 1995 [Snow]... Can it succeed like Ride in misc.invest.stocks (Usenet newsgroup) 1 Sept. How easy or how cheap would it be to turn any pair of ski boots into a pair of snow blades? 1997 N.Y. Times 16 Nov. v. 14/3 Snowboards (as well as snowshoes, telemark skis and super-short Snowblades) will also be available at many demo sites. 2000 Guardian 2 Dec. (Travel section) 12/5 The shortness of snowblades makes them useless for off-piste, and not terribly fast, though you feel like you are moving like snow off a shovel. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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