Definitions for backpackˈbækˌpæk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
back•packˈbækˌpæk(n.)
a pack or knapsack, to be carried on one's back, sometimes supported on a lightweight metal frame.
Category: Sport
a piece of equipment designed for use while being carried on the back.
(v.i.)to go on a hike using a backpack.
Category: Sport
(v.t.)to place or carry in a backpack or on one's back.
Origin of backpack:
1910–15, Amer.
back′pack`er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
backpack, back pack, knapsack, packsack, rucksack, haversack(verb)
a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
backpack, pack(verb)
hike with a backpack
"Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
backpack(noun)ˈækpˌæk
a bag you carry on your back
Wiktionary
backpack(Noun)
A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a personu2019s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.
backpack(Noun)
A similarly placed item containing a parachute or other life-support equipment.
backpack(Verb)
To hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.
backpack(Verb)
To engage in low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations.
backpack(Verb)
To place or carry (an item or items) in a backpack.
Origin: back + pack
Translations for backpack
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
backpack(noun)
(especially American) a bag that walkers, people who go on trips, or students carry on their backs.
- rugsakAfrikaans
- مُسافِرون يَحمِلون الحقائِبArabic
- раницаBulgarian
- mochilaPortuguese (BR)
- batoh, ranec na zádaCzech
- der RucksackGerman
- rygsækDanish
- σακίδιο πλάτηςGreek
- mochilaSpanish
- seljakottEstonian
- کوله پشتیFarsi
- reppuFinnish
- sacà dosFrench
- תַרמִיל גַבHebrew
- पीठ पर ले जाने वाला बैगHindi
- ruksakCroatian
- hátizsákHungarian
- ranselIndonesian
- zainoItalian
- リュックサックJapanese
- 배낭Korean
- kuprinėLithuanian
- mugursomaLatvian
- beg sandangMalay
- rugzakDutch
- ryggsekkNorwegian
- plecakPolish
- کوله پشتیPersian
- نا تمامه،نيمايى،شاته پاتىPashto
- rucsacRomanian
- рюкзакRussian
- batoh, plecniakSlovak
- nahrbtnikSlovenian
- ruksakSerbian
- ryggsäckSwedish
- กระเป๋าสะพายหลังThai
- sırt çantasıTurkish
- 背包Chinese (Trad.)
- рюкзакUkrainian
- پشت پر رکھنے والا تھیلاUrdu
- balôVietnamese
- 背包Chinese (Simp.)
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