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snow plough

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Motor vehicles
ˈsnow plough British English, snow plow American English noun [countable]  1. TTCTTRa vehicle, or piece of equipment on the front of a vehicle, that is used to push snow off roads, railways etc 雪犁,扫雪机2 British English a position in skiing in which you have the fronts of your skis together and the backs of your skis apart. It is used to slow down and to turn 〔滑雪时的〕制动滑降,犁式滑降 a snow plough turn 犁式制动转弯
Examples from the Corpus
snow ploughAfter a few falls we all managed to get to the bottom of the slope in a snow plough position.
ˈsnow plough nounChineseSyllable
or piece of on a equipment vehicle, Corpus


snow plough
ˈsnow plough British English, snow plow American English noun [countable]
1. a vehicle, or piece of equipment on the front of a vehicle, that is used to push snow off roads, railways etc
2. British English a position in skiing in which you have the fronts of your skis together and the backs of your skis apart. It is used to slow down and to turn:
    a snow plough turn