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Noun: snowplough  'snow,plaw
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: snowplow)
  1. A vehicle used to push snow from roads
    "The snowplough cleared the streets after the blizzard";
    - snowplow [N. Amer]
     
  2. [Brit] (skiing) action in which the tips of the skis point inwards and the back ends point outwards
    "Beginners often use the snowplough technique to slow down";
    - snowplow [N. Amer]
Verb: snowplough  'snow,plaw
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: snowplow)
  1. Clear using a snowplough
    "The city crews snowploughed the streets after the blizzard";
    - snowplow [N. Amer]

Derived forms: snowploughing, snowploughed, snowploughs

Type of: automotive vehicle, motor vehicle

Encyclopedia: Snowplough