Altoona Word Search
A free Altoona word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on landmarks, neighborhoods, and local flavor, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: ALTOONA, HORSESHOE, CURVE, ALLEGHENY, JUNIATA, LOGAN, RAILROAD, MOUNTAIN, LOCOMOTIVE, OSTERY, BLAIR, PENNRIDGE.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Altoona word list, defined
- HORSESHOE /ˈhɔːrʃuː/ (US); /ˈhɔːʃuː/ (UK) · noun
- A removable metal shoe fitted to a horse's hoof to protect it from wear and injury. By extension, the word can denote a U-shaped implement used in the game of horseshoes or an object or space shaped like a horseshoe.
- CURVE /kɜːrv/ · noun, verb
- A smoothly bending line or surface that deviates gradually from being straight; as a verb, to bend or swerve in a smooth continuous shape. Related: bend, arc, curl, swerve.
- LOGAN /ˈloʊɡən/ (US and Canadian English); /ˈləʊɡən/ (British English) · noun
- Chiefly in Canadian English, a lumberjack: a person who fells trees for timber. The term is also associated historically with the logging communities of North America. Related: lumberjack, logger, woodsman, tree-feller.
- RAILROAD /ˈrɛl.roʊd/ · noun
- A railway system, or a route consisting of tracks and associated infrastructure. The term can also denote the tracks and right of way of a railway. Related: railway, train line, rail, track.
- MOUNTAIN /ˈmaʊntən/ · noun
- A large natural elevation of the land that rises substantially above the surrounding terrain, often with steep slopes and a summit. The term is also used broadly for any prominent or elevated part of the landscape. Related: hill, peak, summit, massif.
- LOCOMOTIVE /ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv/ (British); /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtɪv/ (US) · noun and adjective
- As a noun, a locomotive is a self-propelled railway vehicle designed to pull or push train cars. As an adjective, it means relating to movement from place to place or, in older usage, capable of moving independently. Related: engine, railway engine, steam engine, diesel engine.
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