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backpack

[bak-pak]

noun

  1. 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.

  2. a piece of equipment designed to be used while being carried on the back.



verb (used without object)

  1. to go on a hike, using a backpack.

    We went backpacking in the Adirondacks.

verb (used with object)

  1. to place or carry in a backpack or on one's back.

backpack

/ ˈæˌæ /

noun

  1. a rucksack or knapsack

  2. a pack carried on the back of an astronaut, containing oxygen cylinders, essential supplies, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (intr) to travel about or go hiking with a backpack

  2. (tr) to transport (food or equipment) by backpack

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • backpacker noun
  • ˈˌ貹 noun
  • ˈˌ貹쾱Բ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of backpack1

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; back 1 + pack 1
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Backpacking: The Trinity Alps are a backpacking paradise, with near limitless opportunities to disperse-camp near a roaring waterfall or a grassy meadow.

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One agent took the man’s backpack as they handcuffed him and swiftly took him down a service elevator.

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To avoid the fee, Ms Alexander instead travelled with a small backpack as hand luggage.

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In addition to the unlit Molotov cocktails, backpack weed sprayer containing octane gasoline was found nearby.

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Only registered guests were admitted; no purses or backpacks were allowed.

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