Backpack Definition
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backpacked, backpacking, backpacks
noun
backpacks
A sturdy bag designed for carrying articles on a person's back, having shoulder straps and often mounted on a lightweight frame.
American Heritage
A kind of knapsack, specif. one attached to a lightweight frame and worn by campers or hikers.
Webster's New World
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.
American Heritage
A piece of equipment, as a radio transmitter, used while being carried on the back.
Webster's New World
An astronaut's pack used in extravehicular activities to provide a life support system and locomotion.
Webster's New World
verb
To hike or travel while carrying a backpack.
American Heritage
To hike wearing a backpack.
Webster's New World
To carry in a backpack.
Webster's New World
(intransitive) To hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.
Wiktionary
(intransitive) To engage in low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations.
Wiktionary
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