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Racewalking vs Pedestrianism - What's the difference?

racewalking | pedestrianism |

As nouns the difference between racewalking and pedestrianism

is that racewalking is a sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running) while pedestrianism is a form of competitive walking of the nineteenth century, often professional and funded by wagering, from which the modern sport of racewalking developed.

As a verb racewalking

is .

racewalking

English

Noun

(-) (wikipedia racewalking)
  • A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).

    • Synonyms

    * speedwalking

    Verb

    (head)

    • pedestrianism

    English

    (wikipedia pedestrianism)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A form of competitive walking of the nineteenth century, often professional and funded by wagering, from which the modern sport of racewalking developed.