geocaching
geocaching noun: a pastime in which participants use a GPS receiver to find a hidden container at a specific latitude and longitude, or to hide a container to be found in this manner. Also the present participle and gerund of geocache.
Noun
geocaching (uncountable)
- A pastime in which participants use a GPS receiver to find a hidden container at a specific latitude and longitude, or to hide a container to be found in this manner.
- In addition to the uses cited, a sport called geocaching — a high-tech version of hide and seek or orienteering — has evolved that uses GPS to locate points of interest and hidden items, or caches.2007, Susan Lynn, Darla Castelli, Peter Werner, Stephen Cone, Seminar in Physical Education: From Student Teaching to Teaching Students, page 206
- State parks officials were a little stunned— and thrilled— with the response to the Geocaching History Challenge. Though it was difficult to determine how many people participated, clearly geocaching was exploding in popularity.2010, Doug Ohman, Chris Niskanen, Prairie, Lake, Forest: Minnesota's State Parks, page 104
Also used as
geocaching is also the present participle and gerund of geocache.
Origin of geocaching
From geo- + caching. First attested in 2000. See additional etymology at geocache.
Words formed from geocaching
Questions about geocaching
- What does geocaching mean?
- Geocaching means a pastime in which participants use a GPS receiver to find a hidden container at a specific latitude and longitude, or to hide a container to be found in this manner.
- What part of speech is geocaching?
- Geocaching is a noun.
Words near geocaching in the dictionary
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