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▪ I. geocache, n.
Brit. |ˈdʒiːə(ʊ)kaʃ|, U.S. |ˈdʒioʊˌkæʃ|
[‹ geo- comb. form + cache n. Compare geocache v., geocaching n.]
In geocaching: an item hidden at a specific location. Cf. geocaching n.
2000Geocache, a New Word for your Dictionary! in sci.geo.satellite-nav (Usenet newsgroup) 1 June Before the demise of SA, common GPS's were too inaccurate to record a geocache location with enough accuracy to expect someone to find it. 2001San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 20 Feb. 7 Try as they might not to, both hiders and seekers of geocaches can leave a tell-tale trail to the treasure. 2004J. W. Peters Compl. Idiot's Guide Geocaching xiii. 211 Taking a laptop along proves helpful in a number of ways. These include storing waypoint information for a large number of geocaches which provides many options for spontaneous geocaching while away from the Internet.
▪ II. geocache, v.
Brit. |ˈdʒiːə(ʊ)kaʃ|, U.S. |ˈdʒioʊˌkæʃ|
[‹ geo- comb. form + cache v. Compare geocache n.]
intr. To participate in geocaching. Also trans.: to place (an item) somewhere as a geocache.
2000Geocache, a New Word for your Dictionary! in sci.geo.satellite-nav (Usenet newsgroup) 1 June A farmer could geocache his tractor's plow at a specific location and record the coordinates with a GPS. 2001Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Nexis) 12 Oct. 12 c, ‘I don't know exactly how a GPS works, but I know that it does,’ said Ortiz, who geocaches by herself on business trips. 2004J. W. Peters Compl. Idiot's Guide Geocaching ii. 45 Learning traditional navigation skills backs up the electronic gear and allows you to navigate and geocache more efficiently. |