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Definition of Pedestrianism
1. n. The act, art, or practice of a pedestrian; walking or running; traveling or racing on foot.
Definition of Pedestrianism
1. Noun. A form of competitive walking of the nineteenth century, often professional and funded by wagering, from which the modern sport of racewalking developed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pedestrianism
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pedestrianism
Literary usage of Pedestrianism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1857)
"pedestrianism in Switzerland, Painters' Anachronisms, Quack,. Red Sea and the
Mediterranean, Railways, English, Cost of, . ..."
2. Half-hours with the Best American Authors by Charles Morris (1886)
"pedestrianism IN EUROPE. BAYARD TAYLOR. To see Europe as a pedestrian requires
little preparation, if the traveller is willing to forego some of the ..."
3. "True and Firm.": Biography of Ezra Cornell, Founder of the Cornell University by Alonzo B. Cornell (1884)
"Individuality.—Truth and Frankness.—Nervous Energy.—Untiring Industry.—Manual
Labor.—pedestrianism.—Perseverance.—Patience.—Mental Equipment.—Courage. ..."
4. The Arts and Artists: Or Anecdotes & Relics, of the Schools of Painting by James Elmes (1825)
"... pedestrianism. LIPPI might have rivalled any modern English pedestrian.
One morning at dinner, he suddenly took it into his head to go to Prato, ..."
5. Lawson's Tyneside Celebrities: Sketches of the Lives and Labours of Famous by William D. Lawson (1873)
"TN approaching pedestrianism we certainly come to one of the most ... Since that
time the man has done various feats in pedestrianism both in London, ..."
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