Lexic.us

Definition of Backpack

1. Noun. A bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder.

2. Verb. Hike with a backpack. "Sam and Sue backpack"; "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies"

Definition of Backpack

1. Noun. 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. ¹

2. Noun. A similarly placed item containing a parachute or other life-support equipment. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack. ¹

4. Verb. (intransitive) To engage in low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To place or carry (an item or items) in a backpack. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Backpack

1. to hike with a pack on one's back [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Backpack

backlots backman backmarker backmasked backmasking backmen backness backorder backorders backout

backouts backover backovers backpack (current term) backpackable backpacked backpacker backpackers backpacking backpacking tent

backpacks backpay backpays backpedal backpedaled backpedaling

Literary usage of Backpack

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. U. S. Navy Diving Manual: Air DivingSports & Recreation (1999)
"Avoid carrying a cylinder by the backpack or harness straps as the quick ... Harness straps and backpack - Check for signs of rot and excessive wear. ..."

2. Slipstream Stories, Return to the Source by Sonny Spots (2007)
"When the bus stopped in Gokarna, I waited for Patrick to get his backpack and walked with him into town. At a crossroad lined with vendors selling ..."

3. Literature Pockets by Jill Norris (2001)
"Then cut 4" (10 cm) off the strip to use for the backpack strap. ... Save the strap to attach once the rest of the backpack is completed. 2. ..."

4. Small Pieces Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory of the Web by David Weinberger (2002)
"That backpack contains ideas that seem so true yet are utterly nondescriptive not only of our daily lives but of what matters to us: In the backpack is ..."

5. Authentic Reading Practice Grades 4-6 by Jo Ellen Moore (2001)
"2 Answer the following questions about Samantha's backpack described on page 59. 1. If Samantha had read the description of the backpack carefully, ..."

6. Marine Fire Prevention, Firefighting and Fire Safety: A Comprehensive (1994)
"The unit should be stowed with the tank down, backpack up and harness straps ... The waist straps should be rolled or folded neatly between the backpack and ..."

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