mountaineering

[ moun-tn-eer-ing ]

/ ˌmaʊn tnˈɪər ɪŋ /

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noun

the sport of climbing mountains.

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mountain wave, mountain whitefish, mountain wind, mountainboard, mountaineer, mountaineering, mountainous, mountainside, mountaintop, mountainy, mountbatten

Origin of mountaineering

First recorded in 1795–1805; mountaineer + -ing¹

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mountaineer

[ moun-tn-eer ]

/ ˌmaʊn tnˈɪər /

noun

an inhabitant of a mountainous district.

a climber of mountains, especially for sport.

verb (used without object)

to climb mountains, especially for sport.

Origin of mountaineer

First recorded in 1600–10; mountain + -eer

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Examples from the Web for mountaineering

Adventure sports and mountaineering could lure in travelers during the off season, but they are still limited.
Can Traditional Bhutan Survive Tourism?|Esha Chhabra|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the 19th century, when mountaineering was developing as a sport, the playing field was highly restricted.
Breaking Mount Everest’s Glass Ceiling|Amanda Padoan, Peter Zuckerman|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Parrado was one of the men who set out without any mountaineering equipment to find help and save the other survivors.
Six Greatest Acts of Human Endurance|Nico Hines|November 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
On the phone, Garrett cites a New York-based explorer, Moses Gates, who compares urban exploration with mountaineering.
Urban Explorers Face Sewage, Rats, Vertigo, Claustrophobia and Cops|Josh Dzieza|October 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST

"I'm afraid I haven't done any mountaineering, but I had the long-distance snowshoe craze rather bad back in Montreal," he said.
A Damaged Reputation|Harold Bindloss
To roam over glaciers and scramble up peaks free and untrammelled is mountaineering in the Alps.
The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley)|Hudson Stuck
Just then Jean's horse, weary and unused to mountaineering, stumbled.
Two Penniless Princesses|Charlotte M. Yonge
Let us take the situation of a citizen who is not a mountaineering enthusiast.
The Crow's Nest|Clarence Day, Jr.
Mountaineering is a sport of which Englishmen should be proud; for they were the first really to pursue it as a pastime.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury

British Dictionary definitions for mountaineering

mountaineer

/ (ˌmaʊntɪˈnɪə) /

noun

a person who climbs mountains

a person living in a mountainous area

verb

(intr) to climb mountains

Derived Formsmountaineering, noun

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Word Origin and History for mountaineering

mountaineer

c.1600, "dweller in mountains," from mountain + -eer. Verb meaning "to be a mountain-climber" is from 1803.

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