geocache
geocache — noun
- geocachesingular
- geocachesplural
1. a small box or other container, hidden outdoors at a known location, that people
a small box or other container, hidden outdoors at a known location, that people search for as a hobby using GPS coordinates shared online, often holding a logbook and tiny trinkets to swap.
Sayaka found her first geocache tucked under a flat rock near the river path.
common pattern: find a geocache + location phrase
The geocache contained a small notebook, a plastic dinosaur, and a marble.
typical contents listed as concrete objects
Park rangers asked Esteban to register every geocache he placed in the forest.
After two hours of searching, Joshua spotted the geocache wedged behind a loose brick.
Each geocache had clear rules: take a small item, leave a small item, sign the log.
- cache
general term for a hidden store of items; "geocache" specifies the GPS-based hobby
- treasure box
informal and playful; lacks the GPS coordinate convention
文法句型
a geocache
find a geocache
用法筆記
Often counted with a number or premodifier ("a hidden geocache", "three geocaches"). The hobby itself is the noun "geocaching"; an individual hiding spot or container is the geocache.
常見錯誤
geocache — verb
- geocachepresent simple I / you / we / they
- geocaches3rd person singular
- geocaching-ing form
- geocachedpast simple
1. to spend time looking outdoors for small containers hidden by other people, usin
to spend time looking outdoors for small containers hidden by other people, using a GPS device or phone app to follow shared coordinates as a hobby.
Nora and her cousin geocache every weekend in the hills behind their school.
habitual pattern: geocache + frequency adverbial
Trang taught the new club members how to geocache safely in unfamiliar parks.
infinitive pattern: how to geocache
We geocached for six hours along the coastal trail and found only two boxes.
Adaeze prefers to geocache in winter, when fewer hikers crowd the woodland paths.
Obi started geocaching after his geography teacher showed the class a tracking app.
- treasure hunt
verb phrase; broader and not GPS-specific
文法句型
geocache + adverbial
go geocaching
用法筆記
Most often used intransitively or in the gerund "geocaching". Pair with adverbials of place ("in the forest"), time ("on weekends"), or duration ("for hours") rather than a direct object.