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noun

ˈbak-ˌpak

Definition of backpack

as in suitcase

a soft-sided case designed for carrying belongings especially on the back stuffed her backpack with so many books that she could barely walk

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Recent Examples of backpack

Noun

Pysher says his son was drunk but unarmed, carrying only his cellphone and a backpack containing overnight clothes and a few warm cans of beer. — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 His backpack was filled with personal items, a cell phone and $500 in cash when arrested. — Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026

Verb

Images and video retrieved from the camera system's data and released by the FBI showed a man in a face mask, gloves and backpack at her door overnight. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026 Keep all your charging cords and cables neat and organized in your bag or backpack with this convenient pouch. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for backpack

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Noun

The arrest comes just over 24 hours after the NYPD released surveillance footage on Monday showing Guzman Soto slowly walking through the lobby of his mother’s apartment building wheeling a small suitcase.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 26 Aug. 2026
The suitcase traveled from Frankfurt to London, where it was loaded onto Flight 103, according to investigators.

— CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of suitcase

Verb

Users can pitch the fly first, then use it as cover while pitching the inner tent, attach the fly and tent together and pitch them as one, or pitch the inner tent and then attach the fly.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026
Bake in preheated oven until pastry is golden brown and filling is bubbling around edges, about 25 to 30 minutes, tenting with foil if needed.

— Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 16 May 2026

Definition of tent

Noun

In an electric bike, where the top tube must house a 230Wh battery pack, these wider, inherently stiff aluminum tubes actually provide superior rigidity over narrow-titanium piping.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026
The workaround is a set of official Samsung cases with integrated magnets, alongside a Qi2 magnetic battery pack that can snap onto the Galaxy S26 if a magnetic case is fitted.

— Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of pack

Verb

The change, which Cochrane said is an experiment, is also a concession to several external factors that make the old-school style caravans more challenging.

— Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 18 Jan. 2026
Each spring, his parents and five siblings would caravan with a couple of other families from South Texas to the Oregon-Idaho border.

— Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Dec. 2024

Definition of caravan

Noun

The pack can be a rucksack, backpack or vest, and the exercise has roots in military training before crossing over into mainstream fitness.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Kerouac had already framed the problem in The Dharma Bums, where a character modeled on Gary Snyder called for a rucksack revolution to counter America’s addiction to muchness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026

Definition of rucksack

Noun

My trusty knapsack has come with me on European adventures and weekend trips, but sadly, it’s begun to show signs of wear and tear after years of regular use.

— Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
Since then, numerous gloves have been found scattered near the main drag as well as a knapsack sold at Walmart.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026

Definition of knapsack

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