snowplough
part of speech
noun (a snowplough, snowploughs; US snowplow); verb (snowplough — skiing)
meaning for a pupil
1) A snowplough is a vehicle or machine with a big blade at the front that pushes snow off roads and paths. tree →
2) In skiing, the snowplough is a way of slowing down by pointing the front tips of the skis together in a V shape. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life in snowy places like Canada, the northern USA and Scotland, snowploughs clear roads so cars and school buses can drive. In safety, children must keep away from snowploughs, which cannot see small people well and throw out snow and grit. In skiing lessons, beginners learn the snowplough to stop.
examples
- The snowplough cleared the road before school. tree →
- We heard the snowplough scraping in the night. tree →
- Keep away from the snowplough when it is working. tree →
- Don't build snow forts near the road, because the snowplough could bury them. tree →
- The ski teacher showed us how to do the snowplough. tree →
- Make a snowplough with your skis to slow down. tree →
- The snowplough pushed the snow into big piles. tree →
- Our town has three snowploughs. tree →
note
British and Commonwealth spelling: snowplough; American spelling: snowplow. Both are pronounced to rhyme with «cow». Countable noun.
Trees and pragmatics
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