trailbreaking

English

Noun

trailbreaking (uncountable)

  1. The establishment of a trail for the first time.
    • 1998, Larry Oldsted, Snowshoeing: A Trailside Guide, page 73:
      Because of the demands of trailbreaking, however, it does not generally happen in snowshoeing.
    • 2020 March 21, Beth Bragg, “After getting stopped by icy overflow, Iditarod’s ‘Elim 11’ is back on the trail and headed for White Mountain”, in Anchorage Daily News‎:
      The teams will be following the Old Mail Trail, which a local trailbreaking team will need to reestablish ahead of the teams, bringing them to the backside of White Mountain.

Verb

trailbreaking

  1. present participle and gerund of trailbreak

See also
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