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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snow bike

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables
snow bike
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

Synonym of skibike (A bicycle frame with both the front and rear wheels replaced by skis)

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

Inflected Forms

snow bikes (plural) snowbike (alternative) snow-bike (alternative)

Derived Forms

snowbiking

Phrases

dirt bike

Frequently Paired Words

fatbike dirt bike snowcross

Synonyms

skibike

Questions

What does snow bike mean?
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.
Where does snow bike come from?
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

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