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ROCK CLIMBING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rock climbing mean? 

ROCK CLIMBING (noun)
  The noun ROCK CLIMBING has 1 sense:

1. the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment)play

  Familiarity information: ROCK CLIMBING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ROCK CLIMBING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("rock climbing" is a kind of...):

climb; mount (the act of climbing something)

athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)


 Context examples 


Your sports may range from tennis to rock climbing, golf to hiking.

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