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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.backpackingbackpacking - carrying something in a pack on the back; "the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts"
carry - the act of carrying something


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Groups of park service volunteers have been backpacking and rafting to remote tamarisk thickets within the Canyon and cutting the invasive trees.
This is their story, and Ten Days To Get To London: A European Backpacking Adventure takes the diary Martinez kept during his first trip abroad and captures the action and insights for teens and adults.
This is their story, and Ten Days To Get To London: A European Backpacking Adventure takes the diary Martinez kept during his first trip abroad and captures the action and insights for teens and adults.
 
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