backpack

backpack
backpacker, n.
/bak"pak'/, n.
1. a pack or knapsack, often of canvas or nylon, to be carried on one's back, sometimes supported on a lightweight metal frame strapped to the body.
2. a piece of equipment designed to be used while being carried on the back.
v.i.
3. to go on a hike, using a backpack: We went backpacking in the Adirondacks.
v.t.
4. to place or carry in a backpack or on one's back.
[1910-15, Amer.; BACK1 + PACK1]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Backpack Oz — (Аделаида,Австралия) Категория отеля …   Каталог отелей

  • backpack — ack pack v. i. to hike while carrying a backpack; often used in the form {go backpacking}; as, to backpack through the forest. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Backpack — Файл:Backpacklogo.png Тип Персональный органайзер Разработчик 37signals Лицензия Freeware Сайт …   Википедия

  • backpack — ☆ backpack [bak′pak΄ ] n. 1. a kind of knapsack, often attached to a lightweight frame, worn by campers or hikers 2. a piece of equipment, as a radio transmitter, used while being carried on the back 3. an astronaut s pack used in extravehicular… …   English World dictionary

  • backpack — (ingl.; P. Rico) m. *Mochila (bolsa que se lleva a la espalda). * * * o excursión con mochila Variante del excursionismo en que se lleva ropa, comida y equipo de camping en una mochila. A principios del s. XX, el backpack era principalmente un… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • backpack — ack pack n. a bag carried on the back, supported by straps looped over the shoulders. Syn: knapsack; rucksack; haversack. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • backpack — 1914 as a noun, 1916 as a verb, from BACK (Cf. back) (n.) + PACK (Cf. pack) (n.). Related: Backpacked; backpacking …   Etymology dictionary

  • backpack — [n] sack carried on the back haversack, knapsack, pack, rucksack; concept 446 …   New thesaurus

  • backpack — ► NOUN ▪ a rucksack. ► VERB ▪ travel or hike carrying one s belongings in a rucksack. DERIVATIVES backpacker noun …   English terms dictionary

  • Backpack — A backpack (also called rucksack, knapsack, packsack, pack, or Bergen) is, in its simplest form, a cloth sack carried on one s back and secured with two straps that go over the shoulders, but there can be exceptions. Light weight types of… …   Wikipedia

  • backpack — noun (esp. AmE) ⇨ See also ↑rucksack ADJECTIVE ▪ leather ▪ bulging, loaded, overstuffed, stuffed VERB + BACKPACK ▪ grab …   Collocations dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”