(backpack)

  • 11backpack — noun (esp. AmE) ⇨ See also ↑rucksack ADJECTIVE ▪ leather ▪ bulging, loaded, overstuffed, stuffed VERB + BACKPACK ▪ grab …

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  • 12backpack — backpacker, n. /bak pak /, n. 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… …

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  • 13backpack — UK [ˈbækˌpæk] / US noun [countable] Word forms backpack : singular backpack plural backpacks a rucksack …

    English dictionary

  • 14backpack — back•pack [[t]ˈbækˌpæk[/t]] n. 1) spo a pack or knapsack, to be carried on one s back, sometimes supported on a lightweight metal frame 2) a piece of equipment designed for use while being carried on the back 3) spo to go on a hike using a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 15backpack — I. noun Date: 1914 1. a. a load carried on the back b. a camping pack (as of canvas or nylon) supported by a usually aluminum frame and carried on the back c. knapsack 2. a piece of equipment designed for use while being carried on the back II.… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 16backpack — 1. noun a) A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a students back when carrying books. b) A similarly placed item… …

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  • 17backpack — [[t]bæ̱kpæk[/t]] backpacks N COUNT A backpack is a bag with straps that go over your shoulders, so that you can carry things on your back when you are walking or climbing. Syn: rucksack …

    English dictionary

  • 18backpack — n. bag carried on the back, knapsack; camping pack v. hike with a backpack …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 19backpack — A parachute pack attached to the parachute harness at the upper back of the wearer. A short term for backpack parachute …

    Aviation dictionary

  • 20backpack — 1 noun (C) especially AmE a bag carried on your back, often supported by a light metal frame, used especially by climbers and walkers; rucksack BrE 2 verb (I) especially AmE to go walking and camping carrying a backpack 1: backpacking along the… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English