hill climb

noun

: a road race for automobiles or motorcycles in which competitors are individually timed up a hill

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Here’s how hill climbs and sprints compare to squats, deadlifts, and other leg-day staples. Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 1 Oct. 2024 Take on your local running community by completing the most reps of your local hill climb over 30 days. Outside Online, 22 July 2024 The wild-looking 4×4 actually ran the hill climb at the annual event and could be the Blue Oval’s entrant in next year’s Dakar Rally. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 July 2024 Does a hill climb count if a car doesn’t even make it off the base of the hill? Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for hill climb 

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hill climb was in 1905

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“Hill climb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hill%20climb. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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