geocaching

American  

[jee-oh-kash-ing] / ˈdʒi oʊˌkæʃ ɪŋ /

noun

1. the outdoor sport or game of searching for hidden objects by using Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates posted on the internet.

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geocaching British  

/ ˈdʒiːəʊˌkæʃɪŋ /

noun

1. a game in which the object is to identify and find items deposited by other players, using GPS navigation

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Other Word Forms

• geocacher
  noun

Etymology

Origin of geocaching

First recorded in 2000–05; geo- ( def. ) + cache ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Baggerly signed up for a geocaching app that her family used a handful of times, then forgot to cancel, only to be surprised by the renewal charge a year later.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2021

In other sequences, tweens race through city traffic and buildings on bikes in a geocaching race, and an elderly man falls and breaks a rib soon after suffering a heart attack.

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2021

He and Mr. Mitchell were geocaching, and if past experience was any guide, they would most surely find something.

From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2018

“We didn’t push the gas pedal all the way to the floor,” Eric Schudiske, social media and public-relations manager for the geocaching website, told me.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2014

“I believe Mr. Lemoncello is inviting us to play a geocaching game,” said Angus Harper.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein