canyoningn.

Brit.

/ˈkanjənɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkænjənɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: canyon n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < canyon n. + -ing suffix¹.

1. Geology. The formation of canyons. rare.

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1928 Geogr. Rev. 18 464 The slow rate of normal valley deepening, compared with the rate of glacial stream canyoning, is obvious.

1939 W. Huebner Geol. & Allied Sci. 395 Zerschluchtung.., gorge-cutting; canyoning.

2. A sport or leisure activity in which participants descend a rock face, mountain, etc., by following the course of (fast-flowing) water using various techniques, such as jumping in and being swept downstream, abseiling down waterfalls, etc.

ΚΠ

1986 Advertiser (Adelaide) 10 May (Employment section) 18/4 The company provides instructors and guides for abseiling, bushwalking, caving, canyoning, rockclimbing and river liloing in the Blue Mountains of NSW.

1992 Los Angeles Times 8 Mar. l24/1 One new French sports craze Catherine loves is ‘canyoning’—riding down a waterfall without a rope.

1996 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 27 Apr. 21 ‘Canyoning’,..I gather, involves leaping into a mountain river at altitude and slithering down to the bottom, probably into the arms of waiting ambulancemen.

2004 K. Ewell Voy. of Discov. x. 440 For those who want to enjoy the water and the ground at the same time,..canyoning..involves floating down river rapids and abseiling down river canyons.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	canyoning
释义	canyoningn. Brit. /ˈkanjənɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkænjənɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: canyon n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < canyon n. + -ing suffix¹. 1. Geology. The formation of canyons. rare. ΚΠ 1928 Geogr. Rev. 18 464 The slow rate of normal valley deepening, compared with the rate of glacial stream canyoning, is obvious. 1939 W. Huebner Geol. & Allied Sci. 395 Zerschluchtung.., gorge-cutting; canyoning. 2. A sport or leisure activity in which participants descend a rock face, mountain, etc., by following the course of (fast-flowing) water using various techniques, such as jumping in and being swept downstream, abseiling down waterfalls, etc. ΚΠ 1986 Advertiser (Adelaide) 10 May (Employment section) 18/4 The company provides instructors and guides for abseiling, bushwalking, caving, canyoning, rockclimbing and river liloing in the Blue Mountains of NSW. 1992 Los Angeles Times 8 Mar. l24/1 One new French sports craze Catherine loves is ‘canyoning’—riding down a waterfall without a rope. 1996 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 27 Apr. 21 ‘Canyoning’,..I gather, involves leaping into a mountain river at altitude and slithering down to the bottom, probably into the arms of waiting ambulancemen. 2004 K. Ewell Voy. of Discov. x. 440 For those who want to enjoy the water and the ground at the same time,..canyoning..involves floating down river rapids and abseiling down river canyons. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1928
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