BACKPACK

Backpack

A backpack is, in its simplest form, a cloth sack carried on one's back and secured with two straps that go over the shoulders, but there can be exceptions. Lightweight types of backpacks are sometimes worn on only one shoulder strap.

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backpack

Noun

  1. 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 student's back when carrying books.
  2. A similarly placed item containing a parachute or other life-support equipment.

Verb

  1. To hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.
  2. To engage in low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations.
  3. To place or carry (an item or items) in a backpack.


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