Snowshoe - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Snowshoe :  (noun)

1: 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 (verb)

1: travel on snowshoes; "After a heavy snowfall, we have to snowshoe to the grocery store"

Based on WordNet 2.0

Snowshoe : \Snow"shoe`\, n. A slight frame of wood three or four feet long and about one third as wide, with thongs or cords stretched across it, and having a support and holder for the foot; -- used by persons for walking on soft snow.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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