backpacking

Meanings

Noun

carrying something in a pack on the back
- "the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts"
hiking and camping overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.
low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations.

Verb

hike with a backpack
- "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies"
present participle and gerund of backpack

Origin / Etymology

From backpack + -ing.

Synonyms

backpack, pack, packing

Scrabble Score: 28

backpacking is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
backpacking is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
backpacking is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 34

backpacking is a valid Words With Friends word