backpacking
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backpacking
verb
- present participle and gerund of backpack
noun
- Hiking and camping overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack. The Australian teens, both from Melbourne, were enjoying a backpacking trip when they became ill after a night out in Vang Vieng. The picturesque rural town in northern Laos has long been a popular backpacking spot.
- Low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations.
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Closest in meaning: packing, vacationing, tent camping, camping, overnight bag, campout, backpackers, camp bed, base camp, workamping, basecamp, camp, camporee, campsite, yurting, truck camper
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noun hiking and camping overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack
| Español | mochileo |
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noun low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations
| 한국어 | 배낭여행 baenang'yeohaeng |
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| 日本語 | リュックサック旅行 ryukkusakku ryokō, バックパッキング bakkupakkingu |
| Русский | бэкпэ́кинг bɛkpɛ́king |
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title = {backpacking},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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