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thru-hike

noun

Etymology

From thru + hike.

  1. inherited from hytchen
  2. compounded as thru-hike — “thru + hike”

Definitions

  1. 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 …
    • I shaved my head for the start of our thru-hike, …
    • … to our 2,658-mile thru-hike, …

  2. to walk a long-distance trail end to end, in one unbroken trek

    • I've always wanted to thru-hike…

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