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backpack

The correct spelling is backpack.

How to pronounce backpack

/ˈbæk.pæk/
noun

IPA: /ˈbæk.pæk/

Say it like: Bak-pak

The correct spelling is backpack. 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 stude…

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Meanings

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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