backpacking

verb/ˈbækˌpækɪŋ/

Frequency rank: #12,999 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

travelling independently with belongings carried in a backpack, typically cheaply and without fixed plans.

Illustration for the English word “backpacking”

Example sentence

She spent three months backpacking through Southeast Asia on a tight budget.

Synonyms & related words

  • traveling
  • trekking
  • wandering
  • roaming

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