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backpack
[bak-pak]
noun
a pack or knapsack, often of canvas or nylon, to be carried on one's back, sometimes supported on a lightweight metal frame strapped to the body.
a piece of equipment designed to be used while being carried on the back.
verb (used without object)
to go on a hike, using a backpack.
We went backpacking in the Adirondacks.
verb (used with object)
to place or carry in a backpack or on one's back.
backpack
/ ˈæˌæ /
noun
a rucksack or knapsack
a pack carried on the back of an astronaut, containing oxygen cylinders, essential supplies, etc
verb
(intr) to travel about or go hiking with a backpack
(tr) to transport (food or equipment) by backpack
Other 51Թ Forms
- backpacker noun
- ˈˌ貹 noun
- ˈˌ貹쾱Բ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Backpacking: The Trinity Alps are a backpacking paradise, with near limitless opportunities to disperse-camp near a roaring waterfall or a grassy meadow.
One agent took the man’s backpack as they handcuffed him and swiftly took him down a service elevator.
To avoid the fee, Ms Alexander instead travelled with a small backpack as hand luggage.
In addition to the unlit Molotov cocktails, backpack weed sprayer containing octane gasoline was found nearby.
Only registered guests were admitted; no purses or backpacks were allowed.
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