geocaching
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of geocaching
First recorded in 2000–05; geo- ( def. ) + cache ( def. ) + -ing 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The recently reopened visitor center explains the dam’s innards, and the facility also presents guided tours, an evening laser light show, and a geocaching challenge.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2022
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
Gateway National Recreation Area, a 27,000-acre national park with green space in Staten Island, Queens, Brooklyn and New Jersey, offers virtual geocaching at its Floyd Bennett Field site in Brooklyn.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2018
In a Dec. 3 Moneybox blog post, Boer Deng misstated that the Girl Scouts do not have a geocaching badge.
From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2014
The rules of geocaching say “take something, leave something.”
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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