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
Measuring just 119 x 91 x 91mm and weighing less than 550g, the StormBox Mini Plus is small enough to pop rucksack and take on a long day’s hike.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
He was found dressed in a black T-shirt and camouflage shorts, with a rucksack, the Bangkok Post added.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 28 July 2025
In 2022, Weymouth shouldered a rucksack to walk 1,000 miles along Slavc’s GPS trail, following the hundreds of virtual breadcrumbs that marked the wolf’s path from Slovenia to Italy.
—Jonathan C. Slaght, The Atlantic, 11 June 2025
The format sees contestants race up a mountain with rucksacks full of cash and the German version shot in New Zealand alongside several other international editions.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 June 2025
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
He was found dressed in a black T-shirt and camouflage shorts, with a rucksack, the Bangkok Post added.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 28 July 2025
In 2022, Weymouth shouldered a rucksack to walk 1,000 miles along Slavc’s GPS trail, following the hundreds of virtual breadcrumbs that marked the wolf’s path from Slovenia to Italy.
—Jonathan C. Slaght, The Atlantic, 11 June 2025
The format sees contestants race up a mountain with rucksacks full of cash and the German version shot in New Zealand alongside several other international editions.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rucksack
backpack
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This Matein backpack opens up and packs just like a suitcase.—
Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Available in cypress green or slate, Samsonite’s Elevation Plus backpack features a laptop pouch that is designed like a hammock to help protect your device from hard impacts.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Rucksack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rucksack. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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