Mountaineering

noun

noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The sport of climbing mountains. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the activity of climbing a mountain wordnet

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mountain climbingalpinismbingocheckerschessgame

Example

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"Tom is interested in mountaineering."

Etymology

From mountaineer + -ing.

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