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slackpacks

slackpacks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of slackpack.

Meaning of slackpack

Verb

slackpack (third-person singular simple present slackpacks, present participle slackpacking, simple past and past participle slackpacked)

  1. To hike on a multi-day trail without carrying a backpack. Typically, this is accomplished by having another person transport the backpack using a vehicle.
    • Some hikers choose to slackpack when they want credit for hiking the miles but do not want to carry full packs over difficult terrain.2012, Paul Stutzman, Hiking Through: One Man's Journey to Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail, →ISBN

Questions about slackpacks

What is slackpacks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Slackpacks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of slackpack.

Words near slackpacks in the dictionary

  1. slackpack
  2. slackpacked
  3. slackpacker
  4. slackpackers
  5. slackpacking
  6. slackpacks
  7. slackrope
  8. slackrope walker
  9. slackrope walkers
  10. slackrope walking
  11. slackropes

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