"canyoning" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From canyon + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|canyon|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} From canyon + -ing. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} canyoning (uncountable)
  1. A hybrid sport in which participants travel along a canyon using a variety of techniques that may include walking, climbing, jumping, abseiling, or swimming. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-canyoning-en-noun-XZ9SpZmk Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Sports Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Sports: 55 45

Verb

Etymology: From canyon + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|canyon|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} From canyon + -ing. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} canyoning
  1. present participle of canyon Tags: form-of, participle, present Form of: canyon Synonyms: canyoneering [US], kloofing [South-Africa] Related terms: coasteering, mountaineering Translations (hybrid sport in which participants travel along a canyon using a variety of techniques): kanyonozás (Hungarian), kanyonsport (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-canyoning-en-verb-oOZbCmwi Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with Hungarian translations, Sports Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 33 67 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 35 65 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 33 67 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 32 68 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 38 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Sports: 55 45
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