moun|tain|eer|ing

moun|tain|eer|ing
moun|tain|eer|ing «MOWN tuh NIHR ihng», noun.
the art or sport of mountain climbing; alpinism: »

Mountaineering is all…patience, deliberate skill,…after long endurance (Scientific American).


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  • tain — ap·per·tain; as·cer·tain; as·cer·tain·a·ble; as·cer·tain·ment; at·tain; at·tain·a·bil·i·ty; at·tain·a·ble; at·tain·a·ble·ness; at·tain·der; at·tain·ment; cap·tain·cy; cap·tain·ess; cap·tain·ly; cap·tain·ry; cap·tain·ship; cer·tain·ly;… …   English syllables

  • eer — fac·tion·eer; fic·tion·eer; foun·tain·eer; hack·but·eer; jav·e·lin·eer; mis·sil·eer; muf·fin·eer; mu·ni·tion·eer; pag·eant·eer; pi·geon·eer; pis·tol·eer; pon·ton·eer; rev·o·lu·tion·eer·ing; un·ion·eer; car·a·van·eer; EER; auc·tion·eer;… …   English syllables

  • mountaineering — moun|tain|eer|ing [ˌmauntıˈnıərıŋ US ˌmauntənˈırıŋ] n [U] the sport of climbing mountains …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mountaineering — moun|tain|eer|ing [ ,mauntn ırıŋ ] noun uncount the activity of climbing mountains: a mountaineering club …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • mountaineering — moun tain*eer ing (moun t[i^]n*[=e]r [i^]ng), n. Climbing mountains as a sport. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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