roaming
Moving without destination
Roaming means wandering without a fixed destination or purpose.
Animals roam when they range freely: Buffalo once roamed the Great Plains.
People roam streets, countryside, or foreign cities.
Eyes roam across a scene.
In telecommunications, roaming refers to using a mobile phone outside your carrier's home network, often incurring extra charges: I turned off roaming to avoid fees abroad.
Move without fixed direction
- meanderTo travel without direction
- ambleRelaxed, slow gait
- strollRelaxed walk for enjoyment
- saunterRelaxed, aimless stride
ramble · drift · rove · traipse · gallivant · mosey · roving · straying
Travel from place to place
- voyageJourney by sea
- travelMovement between locations
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
- road tripExtended pleasure drive
globetrotting · touring · itinerant · nomadic · wayward · drifting · on the move · vagabonding
Facts for analysis
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- networkInterconnected system
SIM card · carrier · mobile · tariff · plan · cellular · signal · connectivity
Homeless wanderer by choice
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
- migrationMovement to new territory
- BedouinMiddle Eastern nomadic herder
- TuaregSaharan Berber ethnic group
yurt · pastoralist · herder · caravan · steppe · Mongol · Romani · itinerant
Extent of variation
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- migrationMovement to new territory
- packGroup or compress
herd · predator · prowling · foraging · ranging · patrol · home range · migratory
Grazing ground for livestock
- grazeFeed on growing plants
- rangeExtent of variation
- free-rangeNot confined to enclosure
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
cattle · sheep · herd · meadow · grassland · forage · pastoral · open range
Not fastened to anything
- unboundNot tied down
- unrestrictedHaving no limitations
- free-rangeNot confined to enclosure
- unfetteredFree from restriction
liberated · boundless · unconstrained · at large · loose · unconfined · footloose · independent
wander
Move without fixed direction
saunter · ramble · drift · rove · traipse · gallivant · mosey · roving · straying · meandering
journey
Travel from place to place
- voyageJourney by sea
- travelMovement between locations
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
road trip · globetrotting · touring · itinerant · nomadic · wayward · drifting · on the move · vagabonding · wanderlust
data
Facts for analysis
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- coverageExtent of inclusion
network · SIM card · carrier · mobile · tariff · plan · cellular · signal · connectivity · overseas
nomad
Homeless wanderer by choice
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
- migrationMovement to new territory
- BedouinMiddle Eastern nomadic herder
Tuareg · yurt · pastoralist · herder · caravan · steppe · Mongol · Romani · itinerant · seasonal
range
Extent of variation
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- migrationMovement to new territory
pack · herd · predator · prowling · foraging · ranging · patrol · home range · migratory · territorial
pasture
Grazing ground for livestock
- grazeFeed on growing plants
- rangeExtent of variation
- free-rangeNot confined to enclosure
livestock · cattle · sheep · herd · meadow · grassland · forage · pastoral · open range · rangeland
untethered
Not fastened to anything
- unboundNot tied down
- unrestrictedHaving no limitations
- free-rangeNot confined to enclosure
unfettered · liberated · boundless · unconstrained · at large · loose · unconfined · footloose · independent · unchained
- mobile servicesdata plan, mobile plan, unlimited plan, prepaid plan, text messaging
- nomadsnomad, nomadism, Bedouin, wanderer, Roma
- phone servicesvoicemail, caller ID, call waiting, call forwarding, call blocking
- wanderingwander, wanderer, meandering, ramble, drifting
- strollingsauntering, ambling, meandering, promenading, strolling
- mobile networksGSM, cellular network, mobile network, cell tower, base station
roamingsettled
No longer in question
staying · residing · dwelling · staying put · established
- roaming chargesFees for off-network use
- free roamingMoving without restriction
- roaming eyeAttraction to others nearby
- roaming feesCharges for off-network use
- international roamingMobile use across borders