rucksack

noun

ruck·sack ˈrək-ˌsak

ˈru̇k-

plural rucksacks

Synonyms of rucksack next

chiefly British

: a bag that is strapped to the back with two shoulder straps and is used for carrying personal belongings and supplies : knapsack

I picked up a rucksack full of spare gear and began to slog back up the steep, slippery grass to the headland.—

A. Alvarez

As U.S. soldiers gird for war in the 21st century with chemical suits, night-vision goggles and … rifles, there is still one item in their rucksacks that even their great-grandfathers would recognize: chewing gum.—

Cynthia Schreiber

On the nature hike, I will be just like Sacajawea, Molly thought as she packed her rucksack.—

Valerie Tripp

The last thing you want is a heavy rucksack slopping about on your back, threatening to throw you off balance …—

Clive Tully

"I'm hungry," complained the girl. The boy turned on a torch and peered inside a grey canvas rucksack behind him. "There's an apple."—

Melvin Burgess

Examples of rucksack in a Sentence

hikers carrying their food and water in rucksacks

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According to the appeal, the footage showed the women at 2:50 p.m. on Jan. 6 wearing rucksacks. —

Becca Longmire, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025 The migrants were carrying bags and rucksacks while migrant parents could be seen pushing children in strollers or carrying youngsters on their shoulders. —

Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025 Her breaking point came during a task that repeatedly pulled the interlocked participants under frigid water: The soggy Sutter faltered when running from the beach with a 30-pound rucksack. —

Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025 Army recruits embark on long marches with heavy rucksacks as part of their training regimen. —

Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rucksack