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NALT Full

Preferred term

recreation

Type

Topic

Definition

Leisure time activity such as swimming, picnicking, boating, hunting and fishing.
Source: Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

leisure, recreation and tourism

Narrower concepts

Related concepts

Synonyms

hobbies
leisure activities
recreational activities

Scope note

Use for human leisure activities for enjoyment, such as bicycling, walking, boating, etc.; For the spontaneous, voluntary, and pleasurable activity engaged by animals or children USE play.

In other languages

recreación

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/17012

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