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backpack
[ bak-pak ]
noun
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˈˌ貹, noun
- ˈˌ貹쾱Բ, noun
Other Word Forms
- pe noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
She went backpacking in Thailand in January - a trip which Charlotte wanted to do.
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.
The hiker’s shoes barely gripped the rocks and she was still carrying a heavy backpack full of supplies, officials said.
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.
You can also bring in a hydration backpack but it has to be empty.
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