rucksack

[ ruhk-sak, rook- ]

noun

1. a type of knapsack carried by hikers, bicyclists, etc.

rucksack

/ ˈrʌkˌsæk /

noun

1. a large bag, usually having two straps and a supporting frame, carried on the back and often used by climbers, campers, etc US and Canadian namebackpack

Word History and Origins

Origin of rucksack¹

1890–95; < German: literally, back sack

Word History and Origins

Origin of rucksack¹

C19: from German, literally: back sack

Example Sentences

At the time he said he'd been carrying the engagement ring - which previously belonged to his mother - around in his rucksack for several weeks, building up to the proposal.

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He is well versed in endurance challenges, having scaled Pen Y Fan 10 times in 24 hours, and ran a 50-mile ultra-marathon while carrying a rucksack full of weights, but said his run tracing the male genitals is the longest distance he has covered.

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She was also carrying a rucksack.

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"We have a radar transmitter sitting on the ground, a small tag attached to the back of the bee in between where the wings attach like a little rucksack and a receiver that's carried on a drone flying up above," Dr Lander explained.

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Ms Allison, who is on her first holiday with her boyfriend, only has one rucksack with her with shoes, but no clothes whatsoever.

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Related Words

• backpack
• briefcase
• gear
• handbag
• kit
• pack
• packet
• pocket
• pouch
• purse
• sack
• suitcase