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backpacking

  • present participle
    of backpack.
    backpack
    noun
    a pack or knapsack, often of canvas or nylon, to be carried on one's back, sometimes supported on a lightweight metal frame strapped to the body.
  • a word derived from backpack.
    backpack
    noun
    a pack or knapsack, often of canvas or nylon, to be carried on one's back, sometimes supported on a lightweight metal frame strapped to the body.

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At one point, he set out on an ill-timed backpacking trip as McKinsey sent an assessment over email for a consulting role.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Back in 2010, Francesco Patarnello, Matteo Danieli and Luca Ferrari went on a backpacking trip as friends and returned as co-founders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

I saw these and many other otherworldly species while on a life-changing backpacking trip to the island five years ago, which I chronicled for this newspaper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

She got a job, found a partner, started running, and booked backpacking trips.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026

He and a friend would be backpacking for a year or more—Europe first, then Asia, ending up in the Philippines.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart