Camping

//ˈkæmp.ɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The recreational or educational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation. uncountable

    "Camping is a favorite summer activity."

  2. 2
    the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of setting up a camp. countable

    "In some quarters, indeed, it was different — the troops bivouacked in many places. It was a strange and an unpleasing sight to see these campings in the heart of a city, yet it was picturesque in the extreme."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of camp form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms
bivouackingcampencampmenttenting

Example

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"Will this much food do for a week's camping?"

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