Backpack Meaning
/ˈbæk.pæk/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA 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.
nounA similarly placed item containing a parachute or other life support equipment.
Sentence Examples
If you can't lift your backpack, then you can't carry it!
Does this backpack belong to him?
CEFR Practice Quiz
He packed his tent and sleeping bag into a large ____ for the hiking trip.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He carried all his camping gear in a heavy blue ____ on his back.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back English pack English backpack From back + pack.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Rachel discovered that she could also keep things in her backpack that were important to her, nobody would know about them because they would be hidden. These important things included a small round rock that she had found […]"
— 2011, Thelma J. Miller, What's in Your Backpack?, page 8:
"Many seats carry reservation labels, while the luggage racks are festooned with backpacks and suitcases."
— 2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 77:
"I planned to go to jungle today and backpacked my things which contained^([sic]) food and a note book."
— 2020, Akara September 2020 Magazine, page 103:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He packed his tent and sleeping bag into a large ____ for the hiking trip.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He carried all his camping gear in a heavy blue ____ on his back.