backpacking
бэкпэкинг
Hiking and camping overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpackHiking and camping overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.
US/bˈækpˌækɪŋ/
» Tom went backpacking.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Hiking and camping overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.
(uncountable)Low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations.
бэкпэ́кингbɛkpɛ́king
More definitions
- carrying something in a pack on the back
Examples
31 sentencesTom went backpacking.
Tom went on a backpacking trip.
deTom ist mit dem Rucksack auf Wanderschaft gegangen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Leonid went on a backpacking trip.
Leonid went to a backpacking site.
Gabor wanted to do some backpacking.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations:
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- carrying something in a pack on the back:packing
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable