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KAMP-ing/ˈkæmpɪŋ/

Camping is the activity of staying in a tent: go camping, a camping trip. Camping gas and a camping stove are kit. Glamping is luxury camping, later informal. Hotel is the indoor opposite idea.

Meaning

The activity of staying in a tent on holiday.

Examples

• “They went camping in the mountains.”
• “Camping is cheaper than a hotel, but colder.”
• “They packed a camping stove and two torches.”

Good to know

go camping / a camping trip. Verb: camp. Contrast: hotel.

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