Definitions

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  • noun sports A form of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock on an uphill course
  • noun mathematics A simple form of optimization that finds a local maximum

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Examples

  • Except she liked the position of her rigid MTB, tried and hated clipless pedals, and needed hillclimbing gearing.

    The More Things Change...Part II: True Greatness BikeSnobNYC 2009

  • That's certainly the case with this hillclimbing video, featuring madly-engined, purpose-built buggies running up dirt, grass, volcanic rock, and any other terrain that points at the sky.

    Autoblog Jonathon Ramsey 2010

  • It covers many different types of racing from Supercross to AMA Nationals to hillclimbing, trials, cross country and even the famed International Six Days Enduro.

    unknown title 2009

  • In the first we see some hillclimbing competition.

    xml's Blinklist.com 2008

  • This season, Riley's hillclimbing competition included a ninth-place finish on the main hill in the 251-600cc class at the Great American Championship Hillclimb - a personal best for Riley.

    billingsgazette.com 2008

  • This season, Riley's hillclimbing competition included a ninth-place finish on the main hill in the 251-600cc class at the Great American Championship Hillclimb - a personal best for Riley.

    billingsgazette.com 2008

  • This season, Riley's hillclimbing competition included a ninth-place finish on the main hill in the 251-600cc class at the Great American Championship Hillclimb - a personal best for Riley.

    billingsgazette.com 2008

  • It helps him achieve his goals, be it in motocross, hillclimbing, school, sports or just in general. "

    billingsgazette.com 2008

  • It helps him achieve his goals, be it in motocross, hillclimbing, school, sports or just in general. "

    billingsgazette.com 2008

  • "With hillclimbing, it's 15 seconds as fast as you can go and as high as you can go on the hill.

    billingsgazette.com 2008

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