snowcatn.
/ˈsnəʊkat/ Originally North American.
A tracked vehicle designed for travelling over snow (heavier and more rugged than a snowmobile). Cf. Sno-cat n.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicles with other means of motion > [noun] > tracked vehicle > tracked or partially tracked vehicle for snow
snowmobile1931
snow cruiser1939
snow plane1953
skimobile1955
snowcat1955
snow machine1973
1955 Sun (Baltimore) 10 Dec. 2/3 Two tractor-treaded snowcats will set out for a point in Byrd Land about 600 miles away.
1960 Maclean's 2 Jan. 15/2 The snow is brushed and groomed between one day's skiing and the next by tread-driven machines called snow cats.
1971 Country Life 25 Feb. 436/2 The final requiem to Isaac's services came with the Snowcat, a sort of caterpillar contrivance that could do most things bar swim.
1973 Observer 21 Jan. (Colour Suppl.) 35/2 You can..make the magical and distinctly tricky trip by snowcat across Iceland's vast Vatnajokull Glacier.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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