Meanings
nounroof riding (uncountable)
- uncountableRiding illegally on the roof of a train (or car, bus, etc) for the thrills.
Roof-riding is now only possible on local buses between outlying villages.
2007, Lonely Planet Publication, India: A Travel Survival Kit - uncountableSliding down the roof for fun.
Their favorite activity was roof riding, climbing the house's many steep gables.
2008, Elizabeth Hickey, The Wayward Muse: A Novel
Translations
Russian заце́пинг
- заце́пинг (zacéping)riding illegally on the roof of a train, etc
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