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Backpacks

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.

📖 Definitions of "Backpacks"

noun
  1. 1

    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. 2

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

verb
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

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