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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   an end-to-end walk of a long-distance trail in one unbroken trek

   "… but you can expect a thru-hike of the Florida Trail to take up to three months …"

Verb

1. 1
   to walk a long-distance trail end to end, in one unbroken trek

   "I've always wanted to thru-hike…"

Example

More examples

"… but you can expect a thru-hike of the Florida Trail to take up to three months …"

Etymology

From thru + hike.

Related phrases

thru-hiker

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