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Definition of geocaching in English: geocachingnoun ˈdʒiːə(ʊ)kaʃɪŋˈjēōˌkaSHiNG mass nounAn activity or pastime in which an item, or a container holding a number of items, is hidden at a particular location for GPS users to find by means of coordinates posted on the Internet. Example sentencesExamples - They are taking part in a sport called geocaching, which is played around the world by a small number of enthusiasts, via the Internet.
- It's a must-have for the new sport of geocaching - a high-tech treasure hunt in which you're given a latitude and longitude to help you find a hidden stash.
- The testament this represents to the pervasiveness of geocaching is best understood when one considers that this tiny rural town is an hour away from the closest highway.
- Anyone want to take bets on when the first article will come out that somehow describes geocaching as a dangerous ‘underground’ activity?
- You'll find more trinkets than actual treasures at these sites, said the organization's founder, who got into geocaching about a year ago.
- Yesterday, my friend Alistair introduced me to geocaching - a treasure-hunt sort of game where people stash containers with goodies in them in odd locations, which you can only find with a GPS receiver and some skill.
- ‘We consider geocaching to be incompatible with the wildlife refuge mission,’ he says.
- Whilst I can't deny the fact that the GPS was a bit of a ‘comfort buy’, I wanted one to use for trying geocaching, a sort of modern day treasure hunt.
- It might not mean much to the bemused passers-by, but in the sport of geocaching this little baby represents treasure.
- The rules of geocaching are very simple.
- I did quite a bit of geocaching today which mainly entailed being blown all over the place and getting soaking wet feet.
- In this instance I also had GPS unit in hand, taking my first faltering steps toward participating in geocaching.
- As an outdoor activity, then the pursuit of the moment is geocaching.
- New to me is geocaching, a fairly new outdoor activity, becoming popular four years ago when the federal government unscrambled data streaming from the global satellite system.
- In the meantime we will be meeting up for the odd swim or walk or a bit of geocaching all of which will give us both some much needed exercise.
- Part scavenger hunt, part day hiking, and part map reading add up to a pretty good description of geocaching.
- That's the first bit of geocaching I've done in ages and it was great.
- For a while, there was also an interest in geocaching, but there's a limited range of emotion you can express through a GPS and hiking boots.
- Yestreday, in order to take advantage of the good weather, I decided to put in a bit of geocaching.
- More than 50,000 of these peculiar prizes are stashed around the world by devotees of a high-tech treasure hunt called geocaching or GPS stashing.
OriginEarly 21st century: from geo- + cache. Definition of geocaching in US English: geocachingnounˈjēōˌkaSHiNG The recreational activity of hunting for and finding a hidden object by means of GPS coordinates posted on a website. Example sentencesExamples - It's a must-have for the new sport of geocaching - a high-tech treasure hunt in which you're given a latitude and longitude to help you find a hidden stash.
- The testament this represents to the pervasiveness of geocaching is best understood when one considers that this tiny rural town is an hour away from the closest highway.
- That's the first bit of geocaching I've done in ages and it was great.
- New to me is geocaching, a fairly new outdoor activity, becoming popular four years ago when the federal government unscrambled data streaming from the global satellite system.
- Yesterday, my friend Alistair introduced me to geocaching - a treasure-hunt sort of game where people stash containers with goodies in them in odd locations, which you can only find with a GPS receiver and some skill.
- They are taking part in a sport called geocaching, which is played around the world by a small number of enthusiasts, via the Internet.
- The rules of geocaching are very simple.
- Anyone want to take bets on when the first article will come out that somehow describes geocaching as a dangerous ‘underground’ activity?
- In the meantime we will be meeting up for the odd swim or walk or a bit of geocaching all of which will give us both some much needed exercise.
- ‘We consider geocaching to be incompatible with the wildlife refuge mission,’ he says.
- More than 50,000 of these peculiar prizes are stashed around the world by devotees of a high-tech treasure hunt called geocaching or GPS stashing.
- In this instance I also had GPS unit in hand, taking my first faltering steps toward participating in geocaching.
- Whilst I can't deny the fact that the GPS was a bit of a ‘comfort buy’, I wanted one to use for trying geocaching, a sort of modern day treasure hunt.
- As an outdoor activity, then the pursuit of the moment is geocaching.
- It might not mean much to the bemused passers-by, but in the sport of geocaching this little baby represents treasure.
- You'll find more trinkets than actual treasures at these sites, said the organization's founder, who got into geocaching about a year ago.
- Part scavenger hunt, part day hiking, and part map reading add up to a pretty good description of geocaching.
- Yestreday, in order to take advantage of the good weather, I decided to put in a bit of geocaching.
- I did quite a bit of geocaching today which mainly entailed being blown all over the place and getting soaking wet feet.
- For a while, there was also an interest in geocaching, but there's a limited range of emotion you can express through a GPS and hiking boots.
OriginEarly 21st century: from geo- + cache. |