Outdoor Adventure Jargon

6 words in this vocabulary list

noun a person who lives in the backwoods or rural areas, especially one who is skilled in outdoor activities such as hunting and fishing

  • The backwoodsman lived in a remote cabin deep in the forest.
  • My uncle likes to think of himself as a backwoodsman because he enjoys hunting and fishing in the woods.
  • The backwoodsman was a real mountain man, living off the grid and surviving in the wilderness.
  • In the world of technology, he was considered a backwoodsman for still using a flip phone.

noun a possibility of suffering harm or injury

  • The signs clearly indicated the presence of danger in the area.
  • Watch out, there's danger ahead!
  • That situation is sketchy, it's full of danger.
  • His reckless behavior is like dancing with danger.

noun a type of small, light helicopter

  • The pilot greeted the control tower with a polite 'helo' before requesting permission to land.
  • Helo! How are you doing today?
  • Some people like to use 'helo' instead of 'hello' as a cool greeting.
  • The sun peeked through the clouds, as if saying 'helo' to the world below.

noun a noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. In this case, 'rescue' is a noun referring to the act of saving someone from a dangerous or distressing situation.

  • The mountain rescue team was called in to help locate the missing hikers.
  • We were so grateful for the mountain rescue crew who saved us when we got lost on our hike.
  • The mountain rescue guys are real heroes, always risking their lives to save others.
  • She felt like she needed a mountain rescue to help her out of the difficult situation she was in.

noun hair that is flattened, tousled, or otherwise affected by wearing a helmet

  • She struggled to fix her helmet hair before the important meeting.
  • I always end up with helmet hair after riding my bike to work.
  • I hate how my helmet hair looks after a long day of skateboarding.
  • His stubbornness was like helmet hair, impossible to change or fix.

noun a fictional unit of currency used in online communities or games

  • The tweath of the region is carefully monitored by government agencies.
  • I heard the tweath is going to be sunny all week, perfect for a beach day!
  • I can't believe how hot the tweath is today, it's scorching!
  • The tweath of the situation was tense, with emotions running high.