backpacking B1 Topic:Time US /ˈbækˌpækɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #36495 Meanings 1 noun Travelling cheaply with only the things you can carry in a backpack. After finishing university, she went backpacking around Southeast Asia for six months. 2 noun Hiking and camping in the wilderness while carrying your gear in a backpack. We spent the weekend backpacking through the national park. 3 verb Present participle of backpack: to travel or hike carrying your things in a backpack. They are backpacking across Europe this summer. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms begpackingbikepackingflashpacking Etymology From backpack + -ing. Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # backpacking **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈbækˌpækɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 36495 ## Meanings 1. Travelling cheaply with only the things you can carry in a backpack. 2. Hiking and camping in the wilderness while carrying your gear in a backpack. 3. Present participle of backpack: to travel or hike carrying your things in a backpack. ## Examples - After finishing university, she went backpacking around Southeast Asia for six months. - We spent the weekend backpacking through the national park. - They are backpacking across Europe this summer. ## Derived Forms - begpacking - bikepacking - flashpacking ## Etymology From backpack + -ing. ## Topics - Time markdown