- a remote rural area: The company moved to a small town out in the boondocks.
- an uninhabited area with thick natural vegetation, such as a backwoods or marsh.
- to camp, especially in a vehicle, in places other than recognized campgrounds, such as in a mall parking lot, a highway rest area, or a field: We called the inn to ask if we could boondock with our RV in their parking lot.
- wild, desolate, or uninhabitable country
- a remote rural or provincial area
