backpack
IPA: bˈækpæk
noun
- 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.
- A similarly placed item containing a parachute or other life-support equipment.
verb
- (intransitive) To hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.
- (intransitive) To engage in low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodation.
- (transitive, rare) To place or carry (an item or items) in a backpack.
back pack
IPA: bˈækpæk
noun
- Alternative form of backpack [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.]