HealthAugust 25, 2026
snowcats
SNOW-kats
Definition
Specially designed, tracked motor vehicles used for traveling or working on snow-covered terrain.
Etymology
The term is a compound of the Old English-derived 'snow' and 'cat,' the latter being a shortened form of 'caterpillar' referring to the tank-like continuous tracks the vehicle uses to navigate deep snow.
In the news
In the article, snowcats were the vehicles the speaker rode behind to reach higher elevations when guiding sit-skiers during the early days of the clinic.
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