different between cycling vs quadrathlon

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sa?k(?)l??/
• Hyphenation: cy?cling

Verb

cycling

1. present participle of cycle

Noun

cycling (countable and uncountable, plural cyclings)

1. (uncountable) The activity of riding cycles, especially bicycles (for transport, sport, physical exercise, recreation, tourism...)

   Synonym: biking

2. (uncountable) The sport of riding and racing cycles, especially bicycles.

   In all my years as a cycling fan, I've never seen a breakaway like this.

   Synonym: cycle sport, Synonym: race cycling

3. (countable) Any cyclic action or process

   Synonym: (rare) cyclism

Translations

Adjective

cycling (not comparable)

1. That undergoes a cyclic motion or process

Further reading

• cycling on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kw??d?æ?l?n/

Etymology

quadr- +? -athlon

Noun

quadrathlon (plural quadrathlons)

1. (sports) A contest involving four successive events, usually swimming, kayaking, cycling, and running.

Derived terms

• quadrathlete

See also

• biathlon
• marathon
• tetrathlon
• triathlon