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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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Derived Forms

  • ˈˌ貹, noun
  • ˈˌ貹쾱Բ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • pe noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of backpack1

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; back 1 + pack 1
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She went backpacking in Thailand in January - a trip which Charlotte wanted to do.

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Squirreling the creature home in her backpack, she assuages its hissing-and-squawking terror with some simple nursing, then decides the right thing to do is reunite her new friend with its family.

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The hiker’s shoes barely gripped the rocks and she was still carrying a heavy backpack full of supplies, officials said.

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That last one saved the production time on set: Normally rigging a puppet into a backpack can take up to an hour, but the backpack Ochi was already in place.

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You can also bring in a hydration backpack but it has to be empty.

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