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Rarebackpack
The correct spelling is backpack.
How to pronounce backpack
/ˈbæk.pæk/
nounIPA: /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.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.A similarly placed item containing a parachute or other life-support equipment.
verb
- 1.To hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack
- 2.To engage in low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations
- 3.To place or carry (an item or items) in a backpack
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