as in backpack
a soft-sided case designed for carrying belongings especially on the back
hikers carrying their food and water in rucksacks
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Recent Examples of rucksack
DeSantis wants to protect kids from childhood for the same reason my great grandfather put a tiny rucksack on my 5-year-old mother’s shoulders and sent her into the cotton fields to pick with the adults — cheap labor.
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Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
On one end of the spectrum are relatively tiny flying bombs, small enough to be carried in a rucksack.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2022
In their rucksacks, the duo packed a foldout paper map of the itinerary, few clothes and ample medicine (antibiotics, malaria pills, iodine drops for the water).
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Instinctively, the tiny cat snuggled up to Kelland, and the Good Samaritan took pity on her, wrapping the kitten in his woolly hat and taking her home in his rucksack.
—Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
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Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
On one end of the spectrum are relatively tiny flying bombs, small enough to be carried in a rucksack.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2022
In their rucksacks, the duo packed a foldout paper map of the itinerary, few clothes and ample medicine (antibiotics, malaria pills, iodine drops for the water).
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Instinctively, the tiny cat snuggled up to Kelland, and the Good Samaritan took pity on her, wrapping the kitten in his woolly hat and taking her home in his rucksack.
—Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rucksack
backpack
Noun
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Children must be Lake County students and attend the event to receive a free backpack with supplies.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 July 2025
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The witness made the comment shortly after a person wearing dark pants, a hooded sweatshirt and a tan backpack walked from the direction of the fire, the footage showed.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
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“Rucksack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rucksack. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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