Definition of Backpack in English :

Define Backpack in English

Backpack meaning in English

Meaning of Backpack in English

Pronunciation of Backpack in English

Backpack pronunciation in English

Pronounce Backpack in English

Backpack

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Noun

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

a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder

Verb

2. backpack, pack

hike with a backpack

Example Sentences:
'Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Backpack

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noun
1. 
a rucksack or knapsack
2. 
a pack carried on the back of an astronaut, containing oxygen cylinders, essential supplies, etc
verb
3. (intransitive)
to travel about or go hiking with a backpack
4. (transitive)
to transport (food or equipment) by backpack

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Backpack

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noun
1. 
a kind of knapsack, often attached to a lightweight frame, worn by campers or hikers
2. 
a piece of equipment, as a radio transmitter, used while being carried on the back
3. 
an astronaut's pack used in extravehicular activities to provide a life support system and locomotion
4. 
a scientific instrument pack attached to people, wild animals, etc. to monitor their physical conditions, locations, etc.
verb intransitive
5. 
to hike wearing a backpack
verb transitive
6. 
to carry in a backpack

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Backpack

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n.
1. A sturdy bag designed for carrying articles on a person's back, having shoulder straps and often mounted on a lightweight frame.
2. A piece of equipment, often containing life-support devices, designed to be used while being carried on the back: a parachute in a backpack; an astronaut's backpack.
v. back·packed, back·pack·ing, back·packs
v.intr.
To hike or travel while carrying a backpack.
v.tr.
To carry in a backpack.

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