noun B1 Intermediate

backpacking

Backpacking (noun) means hiking and camping overnight while carrying all one's gear in a backpack. Example: “They spent the summer backpacking through the Rockies.”

noun

Hiking and camping overnight while carrying all one's gear in a backpack.

"They spent the summer backpacking through the Rockies."

Independent, low-budget travel, typically staying in hostels and carrying minimal luggage.

"Backpacking around Europe was cheaper than she expected."

How to Use Backpacking

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTraveling or hiking with all your gear in a backpack, often on a tight budget.

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Etymology

From backpack + -ing.

Rhymes for backpacking

hacking backing lacking jacking sacking racking cracking blacking clacking tracking quacking smacking

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does “backpacking” mean?

The word “backpacking” means hiking and camping overnight while carrying all one's gear in a backpack. In plain terms, traveling or hiking with all your gear in a backpack, often on a tight budget.

How do you use “backpacking” in a sentence?

Here is “backpacking” used in a sentence: “They spent the summer backpacking through the Rockies.”

What part of speech is “backpacking”?

“Backpacking” is a noun.

How many meanings does “backpacking” have?

“Backpacking” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: hiking and camping overnight while carrying all one's gear in a backpack.