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rock climbing

rock climbing noun: the sport of the sport of climbing on rocks or in mountains, or on specially designed walls inside or outdoors. Also the present participle and gerund of rock climb.

Noun

rock climbing (uncountable)

  1. The sport of the sport of climbing on rocks or in mountains, or on specially designed walls inside or outdoors.
    • James never cared much for the sea-side, but developed a passionate love for the Westmoreland mountains, getting to know most of them as an energetic fell walker, preferring this to rock climbing.1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 128

Also used as

rock climbing is also the present participle and gerund of rock climb.

rock climbing meaning in Indonesian

rock climbing in Indonesian

sport of scaling rock faces
panjat tebing

Forms of rock climbing

alternative formrock-climbing
alternative formrockclimbing

Questions about rock climbing

What does rock climbing mean?
Rock climbing means the sport of the sport of climbing on rocks or in mountains, or on specially designed walls inside or outdoors.
What is rock climbing in Indonesian?
Rock climbing in Indonesian is panjat tebing. See Rock climbing meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is rock climbing?
Rock climbing is a noun.

Words near rock climbing in the dictionary

  1. Rock City
  2. rock climb
  3. rock climbed
  4. rock climber
  5. rock climbers
  6. rock climbing
  7. rock climbs
  8. rock cocaine
  9. rock cod
  10. rock cods
  11. rock cork

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