# geocaching

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #69,882

## Definitions
1. A pastime in which participants use a GPS receiver to find a hidden container at a specific latitude and longitude, or to hide a container to be found in this manner.

## Etymology
From geo- + caching. First attested in 2000. See additional etymology at geocache.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/geocaching