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backpacking

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back·pack  (bkpk)
n.
1. A knapsack, often mounted on a lightweight frame, that is worn on a person's back, as to carry camping supplies.
2. A piece of equipment, often containing life-support devices, designed to be used while being carried on the back: a parachute in a backpack; an astronaut's backpack.
v. back·packed, back·pack·ing, back·packs
v.intr.
To hike while carrying a backpack.
v.tr.
To carry in a backpack.
backpacker n.
backpacking n.
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Noun1.backpackingbackpacking - carrying something in a pack on the back; "the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts"
packing
carry - the act of carrying something


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