geocache

== English == === Etymology === Of geo- +‎ cache. Suggested by participants in the mailing list gpsstash@egroups.com in May 2000, replacing the earlier gpsstash (see quotations below). === Noun === geocache (plural geocaches) A container hidden in a specific location during geocaching. 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== geocaching ==== Translations ==== === Verb === geocache (third-person singular simple present geocaches, present participle geocaching, simple past and past participle geocached) (intransitive) To participate in geocaching. (transitive) To hide or seek a geocache. ==== Translations ====