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Synonyms for mountaineering


Grammar : Noun
Spell : moun-tn-eer-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˌmaʊn tnˈɪər ɪŋ



Définition of mountaineering

Origin :
  • c.1600, "dweller in mountains," from mountain + -eer. Verb meaning "to be a mountain-climber" is from 1803.
  • noun mountain climbing
Example sentences :
  • Just then Jean's horse, weary and unused to mountaineering, stumbled.
  • Extract from : « Two Penniless Princesses » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • I was in Switzerland two years ago, and am quite accustomed to mountaineering.
  • Extract from : « Rivers of Ice » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • Professor McClure's barometer had a notable history in mountaineering.
  • Extract from : « Mount Rainier » by Various
  • In mountaineering, all the party share the pleasures and the dangers.
  • Extract from : « True Tales of Mountain Adventures » by Mrs. Aubrey Le Blond
  • None of these gentlemen had any experience of mountaineering.
  • Extract from : « True Tales of Mountain Adventures » by Mrs. Aubrey Le Blond
  • We dwelt for some time upon the difficulties and dangers of mountaineering.
  • Extract from : « Post-Impressions » by Simeon Strunsky
  • It is always a hard climb for those unaccustomed to mountaineering.
  • Extract from : « The Romance of the Colorado River » by Frederick S. Dellenbaugh
  • But Father says that mountaineering is not suited to our ages.
  • Extract from : « A Young Girl's Diary » by An Anonymous Young Girl
  • The author felt that he had lost his taste for mountaineering.
  • Extract from : « Kildares of Storm » by Eleanor Mercein Kelly
  • In about a quarter of an hour the game of mountaineering was in full swing.
  • Extract from : « Just William » by Richmal Crompton

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