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knapsack
(næpsæk)
Word forms: plural knapsacks
countable noun
A knapsack is a canvas or leather bag that you carry on your back or over your shoulder, forexample when you are walking in the countryside.
knapsack in British English
(ˈnæpˌsæk)
noun
a canvas or leather bag carried strapped on the back or shoulder
Word origin
C17: from Low German knappsack, probably from knappen to bite, snap + sack bag; related to Dutch knapzak; see sack1knapsack in American English
(ˈnæpˌsæk)
noun
a bag or case of leather, canvas, nylon, etc. worn on the back, as by soldiers or hikers, for carrying equipment or supplies
Word origin
Du knapzak < knappen (see knap1) + zak, a sack1Image ofknapsack
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British English: knapsack NOUN
A knapsack is a canvas or leather bag that you carry on your back or over your shoulder.
- American English: knapsack
- Brazilian Portuguese: mochila
- Chinese: 背包
- European Spanish: mochila
- French: musette
- German: Rucksack
- Italian: sacco da montagna
- Japanese: ナップサック
- Korean: 배낭
- European Portuguese: mochila
- Latin American Spanish: mochila
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