Geocaching

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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. uncountable

    "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."

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

Synonyms

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cache

Example

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"I'd like to go geocaching, but I can't find my GPS."

Etymology

From geo- + caching. First attested in 2000. See additional etymology at geocache.

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