roof riding

English

Noun

roof riding (uncountable)

1. Riding illegally on the roof of a train (or car, bus, etc) for the thrills.
   • 2007, Lonely Planet Publication, India: A Travel Survival Kit‎^[1]:

     Roof-riding is now only possible on local buses between outlying villages.

2. Sliding down the roof for fun.
   • 2008, Elizabeth Hickey, The Wayward Muse: A Novel‎^[2]:

     Their favorite activity was roof riding, climbing the house's many steep gables.

Translations

riding illegally on the roof of a train, etc

• Russian: заце́пинг (ru) m (zacéping)

sliding down the roof for fun