noun
- an outdoor recreational activity in which participants use GPS devices or smartphones to locate hidden containers (caches) at specific coordinates and log their visits
Usage: often capitalized as a proper noun when referring to the specific activity or community; informal
Examples
- My family enjoys geocaching on weekends, searching for hidden caches in local parks.
- She used her smartphone's GPS app to find the geocaching coordinates near the hiking trail.
- Geocaching has become a popular hobby that combines outdoor exercise with technology.
- The geocaching community maintains a website where people can share cache locations and log their finds.
- We found three geocaches during our afternoon adventure in the forest.