BACKPACKING

packing, backpacking

(noun) carrying something in a pack on the back; “the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

backpacking

present participle of backpack

Noun

backpacking (uncountable)

hiking and camping overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.

low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 April 2025

BRIGHT

(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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