camping

verbnouncommon in dialogue

//ˈkæmp.ɪŋ//

The recreational or educational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation.

verb

1
Also a form of camppresent participle and gerund of camp

noun

1
The recreational or educational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation.
Camping is a favorite summer activity.
to foreclose the possibility completely. she packed the footwell of the passenger seat with her duffel bag and camping gear and buckled a stack of seed trays on to the seat.
2
The act of setting up a camp.
In some quarters, indeed, it was different — the troops bivouacked in many places. It was a strange and an unpleasing sight to see these campings in the heart of a city, yet it was picturesque in the extreme.

Forms

plural: campings

camper · A person who camps, especially in a tent etc.Camper · A surname.campfire · A fire at a campground or on a camping trip, often used for…

camping · The recreational or educational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation.

Camps · A surname.campsite · A place where one or more tents may be pitched for an…campus · The grounds or property of a school, college, university,…

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