mountaineering (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *mountaineering*:
NOUN	act	mountaineering, mountain climbing	the activity of climbing a mountain

mountaineering > pronunciation
Sounds	maw'ntihnih.rihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *mountaineering*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The activity of climbing a mountain.
Synonym	mountain climbing
Category of	aerodontalgia	pain in the teeth that results from a change in air pressure (as in flying or mountain climbing)
Category of	rappel, abseil	(mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body
Narrower	Alpinism	mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps)
Broader	climb, mount	The act of climbing something
Spanish	alpinismo, montañismo
Catalan	alpinisme, muntanyisme
Verbs	mountaineer	climb mountains for pleasure as a sport

HyperDic: mountaineering