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ˈnæpˌsækknap·sack
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Princeton's WordNet
backpack, back pack, knapsack, packsack, rucksack, haversacknoun
a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
GCIDE
Knapsacknoun
A case of canvas, leather, nylon, or other sturdy fabric, fitted with straps, for carrying on the back the food, clothing, or other supplies for a soldier or a traveler; as, to hike up the mountain with lunch in a knapsack.
Wiktionary
knapsacknoun
A case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back.
knapsackverb
To go hiking while burdened with a knapsack, usually overnight (or longer.)
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Knapsacknoun
The bag which a soldier carries on his back; a bag of provisions.
Etymology: from knappen, to eat.
The constitutions of this church shall not be repealed, ’till I see more religious motives than soldiers carry in their knapsacks. Charles I .
If you are for a merry jaunt, I’ll try for once who can foot it farthest: there are hedges in Summer, and barns in Winter to be found: I with my knapsack, and you with your bottle at your back: we’ll leave honour to madmen, and riches to knaves, and travel ’till we come to the ridge of the world. John Dryden, Spanish Fryar.
Wikipedia
knapsack
A backpack—also called knapsack, schoolbag, rucksack, rucksac, pack, sackpack, booksack, bookbag or backsack—is, in its simplest frameless form, a fabric sack carried on one's back and secured with two straps that go over the shoulders, but it can have an external frame, internal frame, and there are bodypacks. Backpacks are commonly used by hikers and students, and are often preferred to handbags for carrying heavy loads or carrying any sort of equipment, because of the limited capacity to carry heavy weights for long periods of time in the hands. Large backpacks, used to carry loads over 10 kilograms (22 lb), as well as smaller sports backpacks (e.g. running, cycling, hiking and hydration), usually offload the largest part (up to about 90%) of their weight onto padded hip belts, leaving the shoulder straps mainly for stabilising the load. This improves the potential to carry heavy loads, as the hips are stronger than the shoulders, and also increases agility and balance, since the load rides nearer the wearer's own center of mass.
ChatGPT
knapsack
A knapsack is a type of bag typically carried on the back and secured with two straps that go over the shoulders. It is often used by hikers, students, or soldiers for carrying items. In the context of computer science, a "knapsack problem" refers to a particular type of optimization issue concerning the most effective way to fill a knapsack with items having individual weights and values.
Webster Dictionary
Knapsackverb
a case of canvas or leather, for carrying on the back a soldier's necessaries, or the clothing, etc., of a traveler
Etymology: [D. knapzak; knappen to eat + zak a bag. See Knap, v. t., and Sack.]
Wikidata
Knapsack
Knapsack was formed in 1993 by Blair Shehan and Colby Mancasola. Shehan and Mancasola were two high school friends studying at the University of California, Davis. Guitarist Jason Bokros and bassist Rod Meyer completed the lineup. In 1994, the band recorded a single for independent label Goldenrod Records and signed with Alias Records later that year. Their debut album Silver Sweepstakes was released in 1995. They then toured extensively playing with bands such as Pavement, Rocket from the Crypt, Jawbox and Drive Like Jehu. Bokros left the group before the release of their second album Day Three of My New Life in 1997. Rod Meyer left the group after this release and was replaced by Sergie Loobkoff of Samiam. Their third album This Conversation is Ending Starting Right Now was released in 1998. Shehan went on to form The Jealous Sound after the band broke up in 2000. Knapsack is reuniting this fall to mark the 15th anniversary of their final US tour. The band will play several shows, including a stop at the Fest, in Gainesville, Florida, making this their first-ever Florida appearance.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Knapsack
nap′sak, n. a provision-sack: a case for necessaries borne by soldiers and travellers. [Dut. knappen, to crack, eat, zak, a sack.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
knapsack
A light water-proof case fitted to the back, in which the foot-soldier carries his necessaries on a march.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
knapsack
A bag of canvas or skin, containing a soldier’s necessaries, and worn suspended by straps between his shoulders. Those used in the British army are ordinarily of black painted canvas, but a new sort of knapsack, called the valise equipment, has been issued to some regiments. Some other nations, as the Swiss, make them of thick goat-skin, dressed with the hair on.
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Etymology and Origins
Knapsack
From the Dutch and German knappen, to bite or chew, and zak, a sack. Like the original German and Dutch forms of this receptacle for a soldier’s necessaries on the march, the Swiss still carry a bag made of goatskin.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of knapsack in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of knapsack in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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