footslogging

Walking long distances

Footslogging is walking or marching over a long distance, especially when tedious or exhausting.

The word evokes soldiers trudging through difficult terrain, though it extends to any laborious travel on foot: We spent the day footslogging through the city looking for an apartment.

The noun footslog and agent noun footslogger follow the same pattern.

military

marching

Rhythmic group walking

boots · terrain · columns · platoon · regiment · advance · campaign · route march · kit · fatigues

arduous

trudging

Walking with difficulty

grueling · laborious · perseverance · endurance · grinding · toiling · relentless · monotonous · draining · stamina

travel

walking

Locomotion on foot

covering ground · distance · miles · terrain · path · roads · cross-country · backpacking · pilgrimage · wandering

Opposites
mode of transport

footsloggingdriving

Controlling a vehicle

flying · riding · motoring · airlifted · chauffeured

effort and ease

footslogginggliding

Engineless aerial movement

coasting · breezing · effortless · cruising · easy going

speed of progress

footsloggingspeeding

Exceeding posted velocity limits

racing · zooming · hurtling · sprinting · rushing

Family

foot, slog, footprint, footstep, footprints, footpath, footsteps, footwear, underfoot

Familiarity
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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G