Definitions for backpack
ˈbækˌpækback·pack

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1. backpack, back pack, knapsack, packsack, rucksack, haversackverb

   a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder

2. backpack, packverb

   hike with a backpack

   "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies"

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1. backpacknoun

   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. backpacknoun

   A similarly placed item containing a parachute or other life-support equipment.

3. backpackverb

   To hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.

4. backpackverb

   To engage in low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations.

5. backpackverb

   To place or carry (an item or items) in a backpack.

6. Etymology: back + pack

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1. Backpack

   A backpack—also called knapsack, rucksack, rucksac, pack, sackpack, booksack, bookbag or backsack—is, in its simplest frameless form, a cloth 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.

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1. backpack

   A backpack is a portable bag designed to hold items that you can wear on your back. They're typically composed of cloth material, with two straps that go over the shoulders. They are often used to carry school books, camping gear, or personal items during a day trip, and they come in different sizes, colors, and styles. Some backpacks have extra compartments or pockets for organization, as well as additional features like padding for comfort or durability, loops for attaching items, or hydration system compatibility.

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1. 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. Backpacks 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 kg, usually offload the largest part 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. In ancient times, the backpack was used as a means to carry the hunter's larger game and other types of prey and as a way of easier transport for other materials. In the cases of larger hunts, the hunters would dismember their prey and distribute the pieces of the animal around, each one packing the meat into many wrappings and then into bags which they placed on to their backs. The bag itself was made up of different animal hide and skin and sewn together by the intestines of said animals, which were woven together tightly to make a sturdy thread-like material.

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1. backpack

   A type of multipurpose bag and product created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shape and sizes.

   Some people use a backpack to carry shopping, supplies, camping gear, hiking gear etc.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 28, 2016  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of backpack in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of backpack in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of backpack in a Sentence

1. Tara Kuczykowski:

   It's usually better to spend a little more on a quality backpack that's going to last, than on a very inexpensive backpack advertised to get you in the store.

2. Barry Balaski:

   As part of our district's Health and Safety Plan and in accordance with the CDC's guidance for schools, the district provides hand sanitizing stations that are available in each of our schools, in addition, students are permitted to have hand sanitizer in their desk or backpack. However, students are not required to keep it in their desk or backpack, particularly if a parent/guardian does not want them to have it.

3. Erin Haney:

   Coming home, I have my backpack. [ My kids ] have their backpack, they're studying, I'm studying. And them seeing that I have this filming career and I'm having makeup samples tested all over my arm while I'm trying to read my flashcards, I hope that they get inspired to know that they can put in the hard work.

4. Instructor Amy Roat:

   Very often you send papers home and they disappear into the abyss of someone's backpack, never to be seen again.

5. Thomas McKenna:

   There are numerous barriers, like sills, that would block a wheeled robot. In addition, a humanoid robot can use firefighting gear designed for humans, such as protective coats, backpack fire suppressants, hand-held sensors and hose nozzles.

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