backpacking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of backpack
noun
  1. Hiking and camping overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.
  2. Low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations.

Word forms

backpacking

Etymology

From backpack + -ing.

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