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cross-country skiing

cross-country skiing noun: an endurance sport and method of getting about involving travelling on skis, uphill as well as downhill. Also the present participle and gerund of cross-country ski.

cross-country skiing: an endurance sport and method of getting about involving travelling on skis, uphill as well as...
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Noun

cross-country skiing (uncountable)

  1. An endurance sport and method of getting about involving travelling on skis, uphill as well as downhill.
  2. A leisure activity using cross-country skis and ski poles for traversing natural terrain during winter.

Also used as

cross-country skiing is also the present participle and gerund of cross-country ski.

Questions about cross-country skiing

What does cross-country skiing mean?
Cross-country skiing means an endurance sport and method of getting about involving travelling on skis, uphill as well as downhill.
What part of speech is cross-country skiing?
Cross-country skiing is a noun.

Words near cross-country skiing in the dictionary

  1. cross-country
  2. cross-country ski
  3. cross-country skied
  4. cross-country skier
  5. cross-country skiers
  6. cross-country skiing
  7. cross-country skis
  8. cross-countrys
  9. cross-course
  10. cross-courses
  11. cross-court

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