sno-go

/ˈsnoʊɡoʊ/

noun

A snowmobile.

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Meanings

nounsno-go (plural sno-gos)

plural sno-gos

  1. AlaskaA snowmobile.
verbsno-go (third-person singular simple present sno-gos, present participle sno-going, simple past and past participle sno-goed)

present singular third person sno-gos · participle present sno-going · participle past sno-goed · past sno-goed

  1. rareAlaskaTo travel by snowmobile.

    There were two ways to make the journey: either bush plane to Rampart and mush or sno-go the nineteen miles upvalley; or drive to Minto and mush or sno-go sixty miles across the Top of the World.

    2003, Charles W. Sasser, Norma Cobb, Arctic Homestead: The True Story of One Family's Survival and Courage in the Alaskan Wilds

Origin

Genericized trademark from Sno-Go, a brand selling snow bikes. Brand name derives from a stylization of snow + go.

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APA

sno-go. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sno-go

MLA

“sno-go.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sno-go. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sno-go,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sno-go.

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