Hillclimb

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An instance of climbing (ascending) a hill in a car, especially competitively.

    "The first speed hillclimb in the Isle of Man was held at Port Vuillen on 11th May 1904 as part of the eliminating trials for that year's Gordon Bennett Cup Race."

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"The first speed hillclimb in the Isle of Man was held at Port Vuillen on 11th May 1904 as part of the eliminating trials for that year's Gordon Bennett Cup Race."

Etymology

From hill + climb.

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