Meanings
plural snow bikes · alternative snowbike · alternative snow-bike
- 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of skibike (A bicycle frame with both the front and rear wheels replaced by skis)
Origin
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
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
snow bike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow%20bike
“snow bike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow%20bike. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snow bike,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow%20bike.
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