Geocache

Origin

- + geo + cache

Full definition of geocache

Noun

1. A container hidden in a specific location during geocaching.
• 2006, Michael Purvis, Jeffrey Sambells, Cameron Turner, Beginning Google Maps Applications with PHP and Ajax: From Novice to Professional, Geocached%22&hl=en&ei=qrlsToKRFOnTmAWb1b0t&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDUQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=%22Geocaches|Geocached%22&f=false page 32,The treasures in this case are geocaches, those little plastic boxes of goodies that are hidden all over the earth.
• 2006, National Science Teachers Association, Illinois Association of Chemistry Teachers, American Science Teachers Association, The Science Teacher, Volume 73, Issues 1-4, Geocached%22&dq=%22Geocaches|Geocached%22&hl=en&ei=qrlsToKRFOnTmAWb1b0t&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CFEQ6AEwBjgK 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.
• 2010, Doug Ohman, Chris Niskanen, Prairie, Lake, Forest: Minnesota's State Parks, Geocached%22&hl=en&ei=nMlsTo6ZLOWZiQfD8_DPBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAjg8#v=onepage&q=%22Geocaches|Geocached%22&f=false page 102,With school out for the summer, Jason and Sarah sat down and mapped a strategy to find the geocaches at each of the state's seventy-two parks and recreation areas.

Related terms

• geocaching

Verb

1. (intransitive) To participate in geocaching.
• 2010, Paul Gillin, Dana Gillin, The Joy of Geocaching: How to Find Health, Happiness and Creative Energy Through a Worldwide Treasure Hunt, page 131,The team, which has more than 68000 finds between them, geocached across all 50 U.S. states in just 10 days.
2. (transitive) To hide or seek a geocache.