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bushwalking

bushwalking noun: the activity of hiking or backpacking. Also the present participle and gerund of bushwalk.

Noun

bushwalking (uncountable)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
    • Eight years later she married a fellow member, Leo Luckman, and the two of them played leading roles in the Tasmanian bushwalking movement, exploring the most remote parts of the state, developing new routes through difficult terrain, pioneering the club′s skiing activities, and shouldering...1999, Drew Hutton, Libby Connors, A History of the Australian Environment Movement, page 70
    • Victoria has some great bushwalking.2002, Chris Rowthorn, Alex Landragin, Kate Daly, Victoria, page 77

Also used as

bushwalking is also the present participle and gerund of bushwalk.

Examples of bushwalking in a sentence

  • Kakadu is excellent but tough bushwalking country.2003, Susannah Farfor, David Andrew, Hugh Finlay, Northern Territory, page 150:
  • This significant chunk of wilderness, just 7.2 mi/12 km north of Sydney, provides excellent bushwalking within a few minutes of the Manly Beach coastline.2009, Holly Smith, Sydney & New South Wales, unnumbered page:
  • Phillip Island also offers nice beaches, good bushwalking, fishing, and Seal Rocks.2012, Marc Llewellyn, Lee Atkinson, Ron Crittall, Lee Mylne, Frommer′s Australia, page 675:

Origin of bushwalking

From bush + walking.

Questions about bushwalking

What does bushwalking mean?
Bushwalking means the activity of hiking or backpacking.
How do you use bushwalking in a sentence?
Kakadu is excellent but tough bushwalking country.
What part of speech is bushwalking?
Bushwalking is a noun.

Words near bushwalking in the dictionary

  1. bushwah
  2. bushwalk
  3. bushwalked
  4. bushwalker
  5. bushwalkers
  6. bushwalking
  7. bushwalks
  8. Bushway
  9. Bushways
  10. bushweed
  11. bushwhack

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