单词 | hut-to-hut |
释义 | > as lemmashut-to-hut hut-to-hut adj. (a) (esp. of a search or inquiry) that involves going to a number of huts in an area in succession; cf. house-to-house at house n.1 and int. Phrases 9; (b) designating or relating to an outdoor activity or event carried out over several days, in which participants use mountain huts situated along the route for accommodation, as in hut-to-hut skiing, hut-to-hut walking tour, etc. ΚΠ 1872 Chambers's Jrnl. 13 Jan. 29/1 One or two of the most intimate companions of the dead make a ‘house-to-house’, or rather ‘hut-to-hut’ visitation, and state the case to the inhabitants, who rarely fail to respond to the appeal made to enable the body to be buried decently. 1949 Daily Tel. 13 Apr. 5/4 (advt.) Walking and mountaineering holidays in the Tyrol with the Austrian Alpine Club. The Silvretta Route—a high, hut to hut walking tour, 16 days. 1978 Zimbabwe News 10 37/3 Hut-to-hut searches are frequent and systematic. The police and army are omnipresent. 1982 Cumberland (Maryland) News 1 Jan. 6 a Hut to hut skiing has been introduced in Canada recently and has already proved to be a unique and enjoyable winter holiday. 2019 Guardian (Nexis) 8 Mar. (Travel section) New excursions this year include a..hut-to-hut hike across glaciers in Banff, Canada, and in Norway. < as lemmas |
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