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Meaning of roof riding | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Riding illegally on the roof of a train (or car, bus, etc) for the thrills.
  2. Sliding down the roof for fun.

Equivalents

Русский заце́пинг

Examples

“Roof-riding is now only possible on local buses between outlying villages.”
“Their favorite activity was roof riding, climbing the house's many steep gables.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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