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bushwhack

[boosh-hwak, -wak] / ˈbʊʃˌʰwæk, -ˌwæk /
VERB
ambush
Synonyms


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In northern Idaho, there’s a 7-mile gap where hikers have to bushwhack across Forest Service land and land managed by the Idaho Department of Lands.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2022

Given Hyperion’s off-trail location, hikers must walk through heavy vegetation and bushwhack in order to reach it, the statement says.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2022

This is Matt Blain, who made enough money working at Google that he could quit and do what he really wanted to do: bushwhack and mountain bike.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2019

On a July morning with a startling blue sky and a determined sun, we set off from the front porch of Asa Herrgard, ready to bushwhack for our meal.

From Washington Post • Jul. 25, 2019

As we bushwhack along, the mountains themselves tell me we have arrived.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George