"thru-hike" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thru-hikes [plural]
Etymology: From thru + hike. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|thru|hike}} thru + hike Head templates: {{en-noun}} thru-hike (plural thru-hikes)
  1. an end-to-end walk of a long-distance trail in one unbroken trek
    Sense id: en-thru-hike-en-noun-csdG0QkX

Verb

Forms: thru-hikes [present, singular, third-person], thru-hiking [participle, present], thru-hiked [participle, past], thru-hiked [past]
Etymology: From thru + hike. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|thru|hike}} thru + hike Head templates: {{en-verb}} thru-hike (third-person singular simple present thru-hikes, present participle thru-hiking, simple past and past participle thru-hiked)
  1. to walk a long-distance trail end to end, in one unbroken trek Derived forms: thru-hiker
    Sense id: en-thru-hike-en-verb-ctM-HhVR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64

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