cycleathon
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A charity event in which participants cycle a long distance.
Example Sentences
- "More than 30 people at Lovat Fields Retirement Village took part in a five-hour ‘cycleathon’, pedalling on exercise bikes in aid of two older persons’ charities."
- "Richie’s most memorable event was co-ordinating and taking part in a static cycleathon in Truro on behalf of the RNRMC. The team, from 824 NAS, had planned to ‘cycle’ 146 miles, the equivalent distance between Culdrose and Derriford Hospital in Plymouth and back, […]"
- "This year’s fundraising has seen a cycleathon, various charity concerts and resident Carolyn Storey run the London marathon."
- "More creative and productive fundraising is now happening through inviting potential donors to view their work in the developing world, launching a cycleathon, climbing the CN Tower, and in the case of prostate cancer, growing mustaches."
- "PEOPLE can banish the winter blues and get fitter by joining in cycleathon sessions at Sandwell Central Library this month. Five minutes on the library’s exercise bike means a mile travelled and is a good way of getting that little bit fitter."
Etymology
From cycle + -athon.