Mountain Biking Word Search
Free Mountain Biking word search. We picked 12 themed words — the rules, gear, and vocabulary of a sport — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: TRAIL, HANDLEBAR, BRAKE, PEDAL, SUSPENSION, DERAILLEUR, SPROCKET, CASSETTE, CHAINRING, SHIFTER, GRIP, SADDLE.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Mountain Biking word list, defined
- TRAIL /treɪl/ · noun, verb, adjective
- As a noun, a trail is a path or route through open country, or the marks, scent, or traces left by a person, animal, vehicle, or event. As a verb, it means to move or remain behind, follow at a distance, lag behind, or drag something loosely along the ground. Related: path, route, track, way.
- HANDLEBAR /ˈhændəlbɑːr/ · noun; adjective
- A handlebar is a rigid bar, usually with a grip at each end, used to steer a bicycle, motorcycle, or similar vehicle. The word can also describe a moustache with conspicuously upturned ends or be used attributively in that sense. Related: steering bar, handle, grip.
- BRAKE /breɪk/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a brake is a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle or machine, typically by applying friction to wheels or moving parts. As a verb, to brake means to slow down or stop using such a device. Related: restraint, check, curb, damper.
- PEDAL /ˈpedəl/ (British and US) · noun; verb; adjective
- A pedal is a lever operated by the foot, such as the device used to propel a bicycle or control an organ or vehicle. As a verb, pedal means to operate a pedal or ride a bicycle; as an adjective, it means relating to or operated by the foot. Related: lever, treadle, push, operate.
- SUSPENSION /səˈspenʃən/ · noun
- The state of being suspended or prevented from moving, operating, or continuing; a temporary interruption or postponement. It can also refer to a system that supports a vehicle and absorbs shocks, or to a mixture in which solid particles remain dispersed in a fluid. Related: delay, halt, interruption, postponement.
- SPROCKET /ˈsprɒkɪt/ (British); /ˈsprɑːkɪt/ (US) · noun
- A sprocket is a wheel with teeth or projections that engages with a chain, track, or similar mechanism, transferring motion or tension between rotating parts. In bicycles, the term may refer to the toothed wheel that drives the chain. Related: toothed wheel, chain wheel, gear wheel, cogwheel.
- CASSETTE /kəˈsɛt/ · noun
- A small, flat, sealed plastic case containing magnetic tape (or, historically, film) wound on two spools, used for recording and playing back sound or images. It also denotes any small case designed to hold or carry something. Related: tape, cartridge.
- SHIFTER /ˈʃɪftər/ · noun
- A person or thing that shifts, especially a device used to change gears in a vehicle. The term can also refer broadly to someone who moves between places, positions, or allegiances. Related: changer, mover, switch, gearshift.
- GRIP /ɡrɪp/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a grip is a firm hold, grasp, or secure control, as well as a handle or part designed to be held. As a verb, to grip means to seize or hold firmly, or figuratively to affect someone or something strongly. Related: grasp, hold, clutch, clamp.
- SADDLE /ˈsædəl/ · noun, verb
- A saddle is a seat or support strapped over the back of a horse or other animal, or fitted to a bicycle or motorcycle. As a verb, saddle means to put a saddle on an animal or vehicle, and figuratively to burden someone with a difficult responsibility or disadvantage. Related: saddle seat, equestrian seat, burden, load.
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