knapsack

as in backpack
a soft-sided case designed for carrying belongings especially on the back grabbed my knapsack from the hook and ran to catch my ride

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Recent Examples of knapsack The small knapsack is made from a lightweight, technical material with a water-resistant coating and anti-wrinkle properties to maintain a more professional look. Christina Liao, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 The Roam was the first dedicated portable device that Sonos decided should get Bluetooth (there not being much Wi-Fi in the middle of the woods or at a lake) so that listeners could snag a single Sonos product for both their kitchen and knapsack. Parker Hall, WIRED, 20 July 2024 One of those unfortunates is the movie’s protagonist, Terry Richmond (Aaron Pierre), a young Black man who is cycling into town, a knapsack on his back, in order to put up bail for a cousin. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024 Suicide bomber Salman Abedi set up a knapsack bomb in Manchester Arena at the end of Ms. Grande’s concert as thousands of young fans were leaving. Philipp-Moritz Jenne, Stefanie Dazio, and Kirsten Grieshaber, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for knapsack

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“Knapsack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knapsack. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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