snowshoe Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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
  2. verb travel on snowshoes
    • After a heavy snowfall, we have to snowshoe to the grocery store

WordNet


Snow"shoe` noun
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913