recreation
They provide recreational opportunities for all age groups.
recreational use of the seashore
The region was transformed into a recreational and cultural resource.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Pastimes - general words
activity
amusement
avocation
avocational
avocationally
caper
deke
game
interest
leisure
nonprofessional
pastime
poi
pursuit
rec
recreate
recreation
recreationist
relaxation

Examples of recreational

recreational
Human beings come into in contact with ticks through both professional (the population is predominantly rural) and recreational activities (hunting, fishing, picnicking, hiking).
It encompasses the various recreational activities, such as sport fishing, riverine boating, visitation of archeological sites, and bird watching.
High infection rates of ' city foxes ' increase the probability of transmission to pet dogs and cats (via rodents in parks and recreational areas).
Ecological factors in schistosome transmission, and an environmentally benign method for controlling snails in a recreational lake with a record of schistosome dermatitis.
Currently, the only such programmes, endorsed and financed by local governments, are set up for recreational and health-related activities.
Also, in institutions for the elderly this occasionally occurred, and more often, recreational activities in these groups were cancelled.
Maternal causes of fetal distress include comorbidities, medications, recreational drugs, infections, metabolic abnormalities, toxins, hypothermia, and seizures.
This problem is more than just a 'gem' in recreational mathematics.
Reviews 133 a recreational reader might find it difficult to understand.
The effect of recreational exercise was not specifically examined.
Recreational risk factors were not investigated because no notified cases had recreational exposure recorded.
The exposure to surface waters included both drinking and recreational exposure.
The scholar, as well as the recreational reader, will learn a great deal from this book.
I also use my computer for more recreational projects.
In mathematics, these problems are known as recreational problems.
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