Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fastpacking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fast-pack-ing
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of fastpack

noun

Running while carrying a backpack.

Uncountable

noun

Backpacking with the goal of maximising the distance covered each day.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Long popular in Europe, various forms of endurance sports are finding their niche on this side of the Atlantic as well. In addition to trail running, there is ultra running, wilderness running, mountain running and orienteering. Yet another offshoot gathering steam is fastpacking — running multiple days on the trail while carrying a pack with food and tent."
"The bad news: fastpacking. The good news: cougars view swiftly fleeing humans as food. But seriously, fastpacking is the backcountry equivalent of a 9-day, 18-nation tour of Europe."
"The opposite of slackpacking is fastpacking, or powerhiking, which maximizes daily mileage by walking for long hours with only a few short stops."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does fastpacking mean?: present participle and gerund of fastpack

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