English Explanatory Dictionary

snow bike

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mini-snowmobile built out of the frame of a motocross motorcycle (dirtbike), replacing the rear drive wheel with a long trailing caterpillar track and the front wheel with a single ski.
  2. Synonym of skibike (A bicycle frame with both the front and rear wheels replaced by skis)

Word forms

snow bike snow bikes snowbike snow-bike

Etymology

From snow + bike. * snow + bike (“motorcycle”) From being something akin to a two-wheeled motorcycle adapted for snow * snow + bike (“bicycle”) From being something akin to a bicycle adapted to snow

Synonyms

skibike

Related words

fatbike dirt bike snowcross

Derived words

snowbiking
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