day hike
noun
Definition of day hike
: a hike that is short enough to be completed in a single day … set up a base camp deep in Escalante Canyon, one of the most popular sections of Grand Staircase-Escalante. From there we'll explore the northeastern portion of the monument in a series of long day hikes. — Traveler, April 2000
day hiker
less commonlyday–hiker
noun, pluralday hikers
alsoday–hikers
Once the day hikers are gone, the hush is profound in this 7,020-acre wilderness … — Mike Steere, Outside, April 1993day hiking
less commonlyday–hiking
noun Clinging precariously to the bouldered canyons, the palms provide wonderful opportunities for photography, day-hiking and picnicking. — Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, 1992day–hike
intransitive verb,day–hiked
;day–hiking
;day–hikes
He has day-hiked through the Enchantments, going in over Aasgard Pass and coming out by way of the Snow Lakes trail. — Scott Sandsberry, Yakima (Washington) Herald-Republic, 6 Dec. 2011Explore Merriam-Webster
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First Known Use of day hike
1918
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