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canyoning

canyoning noun: a hybrid sport in which participants travel along a canyon using a variety of techniques that may include walking, climbing, jumping, abseiling, or swimming. Also the present participle of canyon.

Noun

canyoning (uncountable)

  1. A hybrid sport in which participants travel along a canyon using a variety of techniques that may include walking, climbing, jumping, abseiling, or swimming.

Also used as

canyoning is also the present participle of canyon.

Synonyms of canyoning

Origin of canyoning

From canyon + -ing.

Questions about canyoning

What does canyoning mean?
Canyoning means a hybrid sport in which participants travel along a canyon using a variety of techniques that may include walking, climbing, jumping, abseiling, or swimming.
What part of speech is canyoning?
Canyoning is a noun.

Words near canyoning in the dictionary

  1. canyoneered
  2. canyoneering
  3. canyoneers
  4. canyoner
  5. canyoners
  6. canyoning
  7. canyonland
  8. canyonlands
  9. Canyonleigh
  10. canyonless
  11. canyonlike

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