bounce box

bounce box
 n.— «They communicate in hikerspeak. A “bounce box” is a stash of supplies hikers mail to themselves from one supply stop to the next.» —“Long, winding road ahead for local hikers” by Elizabeth Fitzsimons San Diego Union-Tribune (California) Apr. 23, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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