hill climb

noun

|Updated on: 16 Jun 2018

Definition of hill climb

: a road race for automobiles or motorcycles in which competitors are individually timed up a hill

Recent Examples of hill climb from the Web

This model has competed in a string of racing disciplines, including hill climbs, track races and long-distance road rallies.

— Fox News, "Classic 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO sold for record $70 million," 1 June 2018
Consequently, the hill climb has become a venue where electric power can take on the internal combustion engine without artificial handicapping.

— jonathan m. gitlin, Ars Technica, "This electric car could set a new record to the top of Pikes Peak this year," 19 Mar. 2018
Of course, the world's best skiers and snowboarders will be there, but there are also events for extreme snowmobiling, snow biking, and even a Harley-Davidson snow hill climb.

— kat bein, Billboard, "Martin Garrix Talks X-Games, STMPD RCRDS in 2018," 22 Jan. 2018
Obstacles on the course include climbing walls, a rope climb, a mud pit, a hay bale hill climb, uneven parallel bars, a balance beam and a 2.5-mile run, with jumps and crawls.

— Courant Community, "Community News For The Killingly Edition," 5 Sep. 2017

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hill climb.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.