- food cache
- nounfood in a secure or hidden storage place• Hypernyms: ↑commissariat, ↑provisions, ↑provender, ↑viands, ↑victuals
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Cache (disambiguation) — Cache may refer to:*Treasure trove, a valuable cache which has been lost, or left unclaimed by the owner, or a place where items are stored **Geocaching, an outdoor treasure hunting game **Cache (biology), a hidden place where animals store food… … Wikipedia
cache — 1. noun /kæɪʃ,kæʃ/ a) A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way. Members of the 29 man Discovery team laid down food caches to allow the polar team to travel light,… … Wiktionary
cache — [kash] n. [Fr < cacher, conceal < VL * coacticare, store up, collect, compress < L coactare, constrain < coactus, pp. of cogere, to collect: see COGENT] 1. a place in which stores of food, supplies, etc. are hidden, as by explorers or … English World dictionary
Cache (biology) — Caches or food caches are stores of food made by many species of animals for future consumption. They are usually hidden from the sight of competing individuals of the same species as well as others. [Vander Wall, Stephen B. (1990) Food Hoarding… … Wikipedia
cache — /kash/, n., v., cached, caching. n. 1. a hiding place, esp. one in the ground, for ammunition, food, treasures, etc.: She hid her jewelry in a little cache in the cellar. 2. anything so hidden: The enemy never found our cache of food. 3. Alaska… … Universalium
cache — noun 1. /kæʃ / (say kash) a store of provisions, treasure, etc., especially one hidden in the ground. 2. /kæʃ / (say kash) a store of food collected by some animals for the winter. 3. /kæʃ / (say kash) a hiding place, especially one in the ground …
cache — [[t]kæʃ[/t]] n. v. cached, cach•ing 1) a hiding place for ammunition, food, treasures, etc 2) anything hidden in a cache 3) cmp a piece of computer hardware or a section of RAM dedicated to selectively storing and speeding access to frequently… … From formal English to slang
cache — (kahsh) [French] A secret place for storing or hiding food, ammunition, equipment, treasure, etc., especially one in the ground. The things hidden in such a place. The police uncovered a vast cache of arms and ammunition on Tuesday … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
cache — In evasion and recovery operations, source of subsistence and supplies, typically containing items such as food, water, medical items, and/or communications equipment, packaged to prevent damage from exposure and hidden in isolated locations by… … Military dictionary
cache — Alaska slang A very small, food storage cabin. Elevated, out of reach of both animals and your children … English dialects glossary
