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rucksack

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rucksack.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /???k?sæk/

Noun

rucksack (plural rucksacks)

a bag carried on the back or shoulder, supported by straps
Synonyms: backpack, knapsack, haversack, packsack

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knapsack

English

Etymology

From Low German knapzak or Dutch knapzak (older form cnapsack), from Middle Dutch cnappen (“to bite with teeth”), ultimately from knappen (“to eat, crack”), of imitative origin, + sack. German Knappsack is from Dutch.

Noun

knapsack (plural knapsacks)

(chiefly US) A case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back.
(cryptography) A set of values from which a subset is chosen.

Synonyms

backpack
rucksack

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Verb

knapsack (third-person singular simple present knapsacks, present participle knapsacking, simple past and past participle knapsacked)

To go hiking while burdened with a knapsack, usually overnight or for longer.
My sleeping bag fell off my backpack into the water, while we were knapsacking up the mountain.

Synonyms

backpack

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different between rucksack vs knapsack

rucksack

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knapsack

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