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backpacking

noun [U]
 
 
/ˈbækˌpæk.ɪŋ/

Definition

B1 the activity of visiting places, usually far from your home, carrying your clothes and other things that you need in a backpack: to go backpacking a backpacking trip/holidayTravelling
(Definition of backpacking noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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