hill climb
noun
: a road race for automobiles or motorcycles in which competitors are individually timed up a hill
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The sporty crossover completed the hill climb in 10:32.064, beating the previous mark by nearly 18 seconds. 
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2022 In the early 1900s, the Pasadena-Altadena hill climb drew drivers of cars with marques not seen on our streets for decades now: Franklin, Marmot, Pope-Toledo, Stoddard-Dayton. Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2022 At the annual hill climb, the Swedish company revealed that the EV based on its gorgeous Precept concept will be built on its 800-volt electric architecture and pack a dual motor powertrain. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 June 2022 There, cyclists begin congregating before sunrise to ride a 3.7-mile, 1,300-foot hill climb called Alto de Patios. New York Times, 23 May 2022 Fifty-two drivers and their crew had spent close to a month preparing for the annual time-attack hill climb near Colorado Springs. Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 28 June 2021 Sunday's final stage is a freestyle mass start hill climb averaging 12% gradient, with stretches up to 30% over the last 3.5 kilometers. Star Tribune, 9 Jan. 2021 Before dawn on a recent morning at Camp Pendleton, 35 miles north of the San Diego depot, yells echoed through the inky dark as recruits began the final physical challenge of basic training, a steep hill climb called the Reaper. Dave Philipps, chicagotribune.com, 17 Nov. 2020 Before dawn on a recent morning at Camp Pendleton, 35 miles north of the San Diego depot, yells echoed through the inky dark as recruits began the final physical challenge of basic training, a steep hill climb called the Reaper. Dave Philipps, chicagotribune.com, 17 Nov. 2020 See More
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2022 In the early 1900s, the Pasadena-Altadena hill climb drew drivers of cars with marques not seen on our streets for decades now: Franklin, Marmot, Pope-Toledo, Stoddard-Dayton. Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2022 At the annual hill climb, the Swedish company revealed that the EV based on its gorgeous Precept concept will be built on its 800-volt electric architecture and pack a dual motor powertrain. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 June 2022 There, cyclists begin congregating before sunrise to ride a 3.7-mile, 1,300-foot hill climb called Alto de Patios. New York Times, 23 May 2022 Fifty-two drivers and their crew had spent close to a month preparing for the annual time-attack hill climb near Colorado Springs. Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 28 June 2021 Sunday's final stage is a freestyle mass start hill climb averaging 12% gradient, with stretches up to 30% over the last 3.5 kilometers. Star Tribune, 9 Jan. 2021 Before dawn on a recent morning at Camp Pendleton, 35 miles north of the San Diego depot, yells echoed through the inky dark as recruits began the final physical challenge of basic training, a steep hill climb called the Reaper. Dave Philipps, chicagotribune.com, 17 Nov. 2020 Before dawn on a recent morning at Camp Pendleton, 35 miles north of the San Diego depot, yells echoed through the inky dark as recruits began the final physical challenge of basic training, a steep hill climb called the Reaper. Dave Philipps, chicagotribune.com, 17 Nov. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1905, in the meaning defined above