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Clamping vs Glamping - What's the difference?

clamping | glamping |

As nouns the difference between clamping and glamping

is that clamping is the act by which something is clamped while glamping is any of various luxury forms of camping.

As a verb clamping

is present participle of lang=en.

clamping

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is clamped.
  • There are frequent clampings of cars that fail to display a parking permit.

    glamping

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Any of various luxury forms of camping
  • * 2006 , “ The Glamper’s Guide To Style]” ([https://web.archive.org/web/20070814173247/http://www.gadgetcandy.com/archives/2006/02/post_112.php archive), GadgetCandy.com, 2/24/2006:
  • *:Tom Hanks and Sean Penn are doing it. Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie want to do it. What are we talking about? ?Glamping ? or glamorous camping for those not yet in the know.
  • * 2007 , Jennifer Gould Keil, “ Are you a Jetrosexual? Be Honest…”, New York Post, February 4, 2007:
  • *:And glamping – that’s luxury camping, of course.
  • * 2008 , Jennifer Conlin, “ Camping? Yes. Roughing It? Not Quite.”, The New York Times, September 14, 2008:
  • *:If the eco-friendly idea of falling asleep under the stars and roasting marshmallows around a campfire appeals to you, but the reality of pitching a tent and sleeping on bumpy ground does not, glamping , the new term being used for upscale — or glamorous — camping, could be your ideal green vacation.
  • Synonyms

    * boutique camping

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