wintering

noun

wintering

noun

1

The act of staying at a place throughout the winter.

Other winterings followed in 1795 and on four occasions in the 1820s, but one in 1834–1835 ended with the death of all members of a seven-man party.2003, William J. Mills, Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia:

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