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camping

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camping

Recreational activity in which participants live outdoors, often in the wilderness, usually using tents, trailers, or motor homes, but sometimes only a sleeping bag, for shelter. Modern camping originated near the end of the 19th century in the U.S. as a rough, back-to-nature pastime for hardy lovers of nature. Canoes were the original vehicle; bicycle camping soon followed. Camping was a major part of the programs of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides (see scouting). It gained greatly in popularity after World War II. As the number of campgrounds with greater amenities grew, it became the standard holiday for many ordinary families. Recent decades have seen its continued growth, to the point of placing a serious strain on the resources of state and federal outdoor-recreation areas. See also backpacking.



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I simply said, "If you call this camping out, all right--but it isn't the style I am used to; my little baggage that I brought along is at a discount.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
The paths up the hill --that was rather a sanatorium than a fortress, being used generally as the camping place of regiments suffering from recent service in unhealthy portions of the country--were carefully blocked with masses of stones, and every other approach was made as impregnable as time would allow.
King Solomon's Mines by Haggard, Rider H. View in context
She said that the city in which we were camping was supposed to have been a center of commerce and culture known as Korad.
A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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