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单词 geocache
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geocachen.

Brit. /ˈdʒiːə(ʊ)kaʃ/, U.S. /ˈdʒioʊˌkæʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: geo- comb. form, cache n.2
Etymology: < geo- comb. form + cache n.2 Compare geocache v., geocaching n.
In geocaching: a container, typically holding a number of items, hidden at a specific location; an item hidden in this way. Cf. geocaching n.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > other amusements or entertainments > [noun] > specific device or piece of equipment
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2000 Cache vs. Stash 30 May in Yahoo! gpsstash@egroups.com (O.E.D. Archive) Can we please replace the word ‘stash’ with ‘cache’? ‘GPS Cache Hunt’ and ‘Geocache’ still sound fin[e]. I believe it still works with all of the variations..(Geocaching, geocacher, etc.).
2001 San 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.
2004 J. 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.
2011 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 16 Feb. (Wrap section) w1 Each geocache is filled with little trinkets, and a log book where you record who you are and when you found it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

geocachev.

Brit. /ˈdʒiːə(ʊ)kaʃ/, U.S. /ˈdʒioʊˌkæʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: geo- comb. form, cache v.
Etymology: < geo- comb. form + cache v. Compare geocache n., geocacher n., geocaching n.
intransitive. To participate in geocaching. Also transitive: to place (an item) somewhere as a geocache.
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2000 Geocache, New Word for your Dict.! 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.
2001 Star 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.
2004 J. 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.
2011 Tweed (New S. Wales) Daily News (Nexis) 29 Jan. 9 I decided to move on to the next cache on the list, thinking maybe this one had been found by a muggle, someone who does not geocache.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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