"backpacking" in the noun sense
1. packing, backpacking
carrying something in a pack on the back
"the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts"
"backpacking" in the verb sense
1. backpack, pack
hike with a backpack
"Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies"
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