thru-hike
thru-hike noun: an end-to-end walk of a long-distance trail in one unbroken trek.
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
- I shaved my head for the start of our thru-hike, …2011, Francis Tapon, Hike Your Own Hike, SonicTrek, →ISBN, page 23
Verb
thru-hike (third-person singular simple present thru-hikes, present participle thru-hiking, simple past and past participle thru-hiked)
- to walk a long-distance trail end to end, in one unbroken trek
- I've always wanted to thru-hike…2006, David Miller, AWOL on the Appalachian Trail, Wingspan Press, →ISBN, page 60
Forms of thru-hike
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | thru-hikes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | thru-hikes |
| present participle | thru-hiking |
| past participle | thru-hiked |
| past | thru-hiked |
Origin of thru-hike
From thru + hike.
Words formed from thru-hike
Questions about thru-hike
- What does thru-hike mean?
- Thru-hike means an end-to-end walk of a long-distance trail in one unbroken trek.
- What part of speech is thru-hike?
- Thru-hike can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of thru-hike?
- The plural of thru-hike is thru-hikes.
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