through-hike
through-hike is the alternative form of thru-hike.
Meaning of thru-hike
Noun
thru-hike (plural thru-hikes)
- an end-to-end walk of a long-distance trail in one unbroken trek
- … but you can expect a thru-hike of the Florida Trail to take up to three months …2004, Sandra Friend, The Florida Trail, Big Earth Publishing, →ISBN, page 37
Forms of through-hike
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | through-hikes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | through-hikes |
| present participle | through-hiking |
| past participle | through-hiked |
| past | through-hiked |
Questions about through-hike
- What is through-hike the alternative form of?
- Through-hike is the alternative form of thru-hike.
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