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camping
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kæmp??/
Verb
camping
- present participle of camp
Noun
camping (countable and uncountable, plural campings)
- (uncountable) The recreational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation, usually in the wilderness.
- Camping is a favorite summer activity.
- (countable) The act of setting up a camp.
- 1848, The North British Review (volume 9, page 17)
- In some quarters, indeed, it was different — the troops bivouacked in many places. It was a strange and an unpleasing sight to see these campings in the heart of a city, yet it was picturesque in the extreme.
- 1848, The North British Review (volume 9, page 17)
Derived terms
- camping coach
- camping ground
- camping site
- glamping
Descendants
- ? Bulgarian: ??????? (k?mping)
- ? Danish: camping
- ? Dutch: camping
- ? French: camping
- ? German: Camping
- ? Hebrew: ??????? (kémping)
- ? Norwegian: camping
- ? Polish: kemping
- ? Portuguese: camping
- ? Spanish: camping
- ? Swedish: camping
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
From English camping.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?mp??/, /?k?mp??/
- Hyphenation: cam?ping
Noun
camping m (plural campings, diminutive campinkje n)
- campsite
Synonyms
- kampeerterrein
Related terms
- camper
- glamping
Finnish
Noun
camping
- camping
Usage notes
In Finnish camping usually denotes camping in designated camping areas which are accessible by car. Camping in the wild is usually referred to as retkeily or eräretkeily.
Declension
Synonyms
- (camping in designated areas): leirintä
- telttailu
French
Etymology
From English camping.
Pronunciation
- (France) IPA(key): /k??.pi?/
- (Quebec) IPA(key): /kam.pi?/
Noun
camping m (plural campings)
- (uncountable) camping
- (countable) campsite
Further reading
- “camping” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Noun
camping m (invariable)
- campsite
- Synonym: campeggio
Middle English
Adjective
camping
- Alternative form of campyng
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English camping
Noun
camping m (definite singular campingen, indefinite plural campinger, definite plural campingene)
- camping
- a campsite, camping site, campground (US), or camping ground
Synonyms
- (sense 2) campingplass
Derived terms
- campingbil
- campingplass
- campingvogn
References
- “camping” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “camping” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English camping
Noun
camping f (definite singular campinga, indefinite plural campingar, definite plural campingane)
- camping
- a campsite, camping site, campground (US), or camping ground
Synonyms
- (sense 2) campingplass
Derived terms
- campingplass
- campingvogn
References
- “camping” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English camping.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?k??.p?/
Noun
camping m (plural campings)
- (uncountable) camping (activity)
- Synonym: campismo
- camping spot
Romanian
Etymology
From English camping.
Noun
camping n (plural campinguri)
- camping
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English camping.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kampin/, [?kãm.p?n]
Noun
camping m (plural campings)
- campsite
- camping in a private campsite
Usage notes
- camping refers to camping in a private campsite, a designated area with services, improvements and various facilities. On the other hand, campismo is camping in an impromptu area (as one might decide to stop while backpacking or hiking, or simply adjacent to a road through the wilderness).
Related terms
- campismo m
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scoutcraft
English
Etymology 1
From scout +? -craft.
Alternative forms
- Scoutcraft
Noun
scoutcraft (countable and uncountable, plural scoutcrafts)
- (Scouting) A set of outdoor skills learned in scouting that include camping, hiking and pioneering
Etymology 2
From scout +? -craft.
Noun
scoutcraft (plural scoutcrafts or scoutcraft)
- (rare, science fiction, ufology) A spacecraft used for scouting.
- 1994, Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald, By Honor Betray'd[1]:
- Enemy scoutcraft, extreme range.
- 1999, Jerome Clark, Unexplained!: Strange Sightings, Incredible Occurrences & Puzzling Physical Phenomena, Visible Ink Press, page 7:
- In August 1954 a Venusian scoutcraft allegedly flew Adamski around the moon, showing him extraterrestrial cities and hangars as well as forests, lakes, and rivers.
- 2001, Douglas Kendall, Battle of Infinity City, page 298:
- He flies around the Galaxy all alone in just a little tiny scoutcraft?
- 2006, Margaret Wander Bonanno, Strangers From The Sky, Pocket Books, page 32:
- In the ensuing years it had never come to that, yet every scoutcraft was equipped with a self-destruct mechanism, and every commander was prepared at all times to activate it.
- 2013, Chris J. Berry, The Celestial Window, page 137:
- The nearer they closed in; tiny scoutcrafts could be seen continuingly migrating to and from them.
- 1994, Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald, By Honor Betray'd[1]:
scoutcraft From the web:
- what does scoutcraft mean
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