mountaineering
[moun-tn-eer-ing]
- the sport of climbing mountains.
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Origin of mountaineering
mountaineer
[moun-tn-eer]
- an inhabitant of a mountainous district.
- a climber of mountains, especially for sport.
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- to climb mountains, especially for sport.
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Origin of mountaineer
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Contemporary Examples
Adventure sports and mountaineering could lure in travelers during the off season, but they are still limited.
In the 19th century, when mountaineering was developing as a sport, the playing field was highly restricted.
Parrado was one of the men who set out without any mountaineering equipment to find help and save the other survivors.
On the phone, Garrett cites a New York-based explorer, Moses Gates, who compares urban exploration with mountaineering.
Historical Examples
Just then Jean's horse, weary and unused to mountaineering, stumbled.
Two Penniless PrincessesCharlotte M. Yonge
I was in Switzerland two years ago, and am quite accustomed to mountaineering.
Rivers of IceR.M. Ballantyne
Professor McClure's barometer had a notable history in mountaineering.
Mount RainierVarious
In mountaineering, all the party share the pleasures and the dangers.
True Tales of Mountain AdventuresMrs. Aubrey Le Blond
None of these gentlemen had any experience of mountaineering.
True Tales of Mountain AdventuresMrs. Aubrey Le Blond
mountaineer
- a person who climbs mountains
- a person living in a mountainous area
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- (intr) to climb mountains
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Word Origin and History for mountaineering
mountaineer
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