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Tobogganing

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The use of toboggans, historically for transport, but now usually for pleasure or for organised sport.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربيةالتزلّج
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Examples

“1876: Elisée Reclus, Ernest George Ravenstein, A. H. (Augustus Henry) Keane, The Earth and Its Inhabitants: The Universal Geography As elsewhere in Canada, winter is the festive season, given up to sledging, skating, "tobogganning," and other outdoor exhilarating amusements.”
Today's Olympic sport called luge is a form of tobogganing.”
There are many winter activities if skiing or snowboarding aren't on your listguided scenic motorcoach tours, horse-drawn sleigh rides, Johnston Canyon icewalks, ice-fishing, snowshoeing, skating, tobogganing, and more.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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