Definition of knapsack Knapsack
/næˈpsæˌk/ - [natpsak] - knap•sack
We found 8 definitions of knapsack from 7 different sources.
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- knapsack (Noun)
A case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back. - knapsack (Verb)
To go hiking while burdened with a knapsack, usually overnight.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- knapsack (v. t.)
A case of canvas or leather, for carrying on the back a soldier's necessaries, or the clothing, etc., of a traveler.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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knapsack
nap′sak, n. a provision-sack: a case for necessaries borne by soldiers and travellers. [Dut. knappen, to crack, eat, zak, a sack.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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knapsack
A light water-proof case fitted to the back, in which the foot-soldier carries his necessaries on a march.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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knapsack
A bag of canvas or skin, containing a soldier’s necessaries, and worn suspended by straps between his shoulders. Those used in the British army are ordinarily of black painted canvas, but a new sort of knapsack, called the valise equipment, has been issued to some regiments. Some other nations, as the Swiss, make them of thick goat-skin, dressed with the hair on.
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🔤- knapsack, noun, singular of knapsacks.
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