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: a usually lightweight platform for the foot that is designed to enable a person to walk on soft snow without sinking and that typically consists of an oblong frame crossed with leather thongs or synthetic material
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Verb
We snowshoed through the woods.
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Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025
Families can also borrow toboggans and snowshoes in the winter.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
Attendees will be able to warm up after hiking or snowshoeing with s'mores and hot cocoa.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 22 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Cross-country skiing and snowshoe trails are good places to look.
—Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025
Families can also borrow toboggans and snowshoes in the winter.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
Verb
Instead, it is offered via the inflammation-fighting, mood-boosting, and stress-reducing benefits of a cold dip, a hot sauna, or snowshoeing in the wilderness while breathing some of the cleanest air on Earth.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
Attendees will be able to warm up after hiking or snowshoeing with s'mores and hot cocoa.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Snowshoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowshoe. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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snowshoe
1 of 2 noun
snow·shoe
-ˌshü 
: a light frame (as of wood or aluminum) strung with a net that is attached to the foot to prevent sinking in soft snow
snowshoe
2 of 2 verb
snowshoed; snowshoeing
: to travel on snowshoes
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