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bushwalk en · NOUN

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Etymology

From bush + walk.

Meanings

1. (Australia, New-Zealand) A hike; an off-road walk in the countryside, possibly wearing a backpack, undertaken as a leisure activity.
   • Some offer a guided coach tour during which you just stretch your legs, while others let you get your circulation going with a couple of longish bushwalks. 2008, Marc Llewellyn, Lee Mylne, Australia for Dummies, page 176:
   • There are also bushwalks in Sassafras Gully. 2003, Margo Daly, Rough Guide to Australia, page 225:
   • The 24-sq-km Porongurup National Park is 12km long and has 1100-million-year-old granite outcrops, panoramic views, beautiful scenery, large karri trees and excellent bushwalks. 2007, Terry Carter, Lara Dunston, Perth & Western Australia, page 138:

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cmn 徒步 (an off-road walk in the countryside)

bushwalk en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From bush + walk.

Meanings

1. (Australia, New-Zealand) To undertake an off-road walk in the countryside.
   • When he′d grown tall and lanky, he bushwalked on Magnetic Island, with its secluded bays and hiking trails to Mt. Cook through groves of coconut palms and tamarinds and mangoes. 2002, Patricia McCune Irvine, A Tinkling Cymbal, page 30:
   • In 1913, Myles Dunphy and Bert Gallop had bushwalked through the area when it was still a wilderness, its paths and depths known only to the locals. 1999, Drew Hutton, Libby Connors, A History of the Australian Environment Movement, page 115:
   • 2008, Alan Murphy, Justin Flynn, Paul Harding, Olivia Pozzan, Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef, Lonely Planet, page 61, Throughout the state you can also go bushwalking in rainforests, camping on isolated tropical islands, horseriding along coastal beaches, and wildlife-spotting in the plethora of national parks and reserves.

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