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mountaineering

noun

  1. sport of mountain climbing
  2. act of mountain climbing
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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English mountain Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English mountaineer English -ing English mountaineering From mountaineer + -ing.

  1. The sport of climbing mountains.