different between backpack vs duffel

English

Alternative forms

• back pack

Etymology

From back +? pack.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bæk.pæk/

Noun

backpack (plural backpacks)

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.

Synonyms

• haversack
• knapsack (US)
• packsack
• rucksack
• bookbag

Translations

Verb

backpack (third-person singular simple present backpacks, present participle backpacking, simple past and past participle backpacked)

1. (intransitive) to hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack
2. (intransitive) to engage in low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations
3. (transitive) to place or carry (an item or items) in a backpack

Derived terms

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• duffle

Etymology

From Dutch duffel, named after Duffel, a town in Belgium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?f?l/
• Rhymes: -?f?l

Noun

duffel (countable and uncountable, plural duffels)

1. A kind of coarse woolen cloth, having a thick nap or frieze.
2. (US, colloquial) Outfit or supplies, collectively; kit.

Derived terms

• duffel bag
• duffel coat

Translations

Anagrams

• duffle, luffed

Dutch

Etymology

From the Belgian town of Duffel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?.f?l/
• Hyphenation: duf?fel

Noun

duffel m (plural duffels, diminutive duffeltje n)

1. duffel coat

duffel n (uncountable)

1. duffel (cloth)

Derived terms

• duffelcoat

Descendants

• English: duffel