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backpack


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verb

Definition of BACKPACK

transitive verb
: to carry (food or equipment) on the back especially in hiking
intransitive verb
: to hike with a backpack
— back·pack·er noun
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Examples of BACKPACK

  1. After college, she backpacked through Europe.
  2. We're planning to go backpacking in a national park this summer.

First Known Use of BACKPACK

1927

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