hill climb

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noun

a racing event for motorcycles or automobiles in which competitors drive up a hilly course one at a time, the winner having the fastest time.

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Origin of hill climb

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby hill climb

hill, Hilla, Hillary, hillbilly, hillbilly music, hill climb, hill country, Hillcrest Heights, Hillel, Hillel Foundation, Hiller

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How to use hill climb in a sentence

You never know when an unexpected hill climb, snowstorm, or emergency stop might require more calories.
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Cruce operates the Iron Hill Campground on the other side of the highway.
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The procession continued on to the Cypress Hill Cemetery, where Ramos was buried the week before.
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Johnson knew that the proposals he was going to send to the Hill would be divisive.
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So not only will the GOP have control in the Senate, it will move the center of gravity on Capitol Hill hard to starboard.
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The pilot asked air-traffic control for permission to climb from 32,000 to 38,000 feet to avoid the bad weather.
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Some of the alarm returned, however, when the creature attempted to climb up by his own ladder.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
I made two attempts to climb up, but both times slipped back.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
There is an odd triangular-shaped hill that rises on one side very boldly and abruptly, called the Fox's Head.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
It was all breeze and freshness, and the sunlight struck picturesquely aslant the hill-sides.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Analysis and practice in preparation are the steps over which we must climb to the platform of power.
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British Dictionary definitions for hill climb

hill climb

noun

a competition in which motor vehicles attempt singly to ascend a steep slope as fast as possible

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