campingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈkæm.pɪŋ/us/ˈkæm.pɪŋ/A2 the activity of staying in a tent on holiday:
We used to go camping in Spain when I was a child.
camping equipment
More examples
- We took a calor gas stove for cooking on when we went camping.
- It's a good job they didn't go camping last weekend - the weather was awful.
- We were weighed down with all our camping equipment - sleeping bags, gas cookers and pans.
- I'm not keen on camping - I'd rather stay in a bed-and-breakfast where you are warm and dry.
- The shop in town sells everything you need for camping, and has tents for hire at £10 a week.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Camping
- backpacker
- billy
- bivvy
- bivvy sack
- camp
- campfire
- campground
- canvas
- caravan park
- cot
- fly
- flysheet
- glamping
- groundcloth
- groundsheet
- lean-to
- peg
- peg sth out
- pitch
- trailer park
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