# snow bike

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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)

## 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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/snow-bike