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geocache

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A container hidden in a specific location during geocaching.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2006, National Science Teachers Association, Illinois Association of Chemistry Teachers, American Science Teachers Association, The Science Teacher, Volume 73, Issues 1-4, page 56, Latitude and longitude coordinates for the location of these hidden geocaches are downloaded from the internet (at sites such as www. geocaching.com) and loaded on a GPS receiver.

Meaning relationships

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To participate in geocaching.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To hide or seek a geocache.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

From geo- + cache. Suggested by participants in the mailing list [email protected] in May 2000, replacing the earlier gpsstash (see quotations below).

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: geocache — hidden item in geocaching
  • Dutch: cache — hidden item in geocaching
  • Finnish: kätkö — hidden item in geocaching
  • Finnish: geokätkö — hidden item in geocaching
  • German: Geocache — hidden item in geocaching
  • German: Cache — hidden item in geocaching
  • Hungarian: geoláda — hidden item in geocaching
  • Dutch: geocachen — to participate in geocaching
  • Dutch: cachen — to participate in geocaching
  • Finnish: geokätköillä — to participate in geocaching
  • Hungarian: geoládázik — to participate in geocaching
  • Finnish: kätkeä — to hide or seek a geocache
  • Finnish: etsiä — to hide or seek a geocache
  • Hungarian: keres — to hide or seek a geocache
  • Hungarian: rejt — to hide or seek a geocache