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BACKPACKING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does backpacking mean?
• BACKPACKING (noun)
The noun BACKPACKING has 1 sense:
1. carrying something in a pack on the back
Familiarity information: BACKPACKING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Carrying something in a pack on the back
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
backpacking; packing
Context example:
the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts
Hypernyms ("backpacking" is a kind of...):
carry (the act of carrying something)
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