Synonyms of haversack

haversack

noun

as in knapsack

Related Words

• knapsack
• satchel
• backpack
• rucksack
• pouch
• tote
• sack
• duffel bag
• wallet
• purse
• portmanteau
• carryall
• package
• barracks bag
• packet
• pack
• handbag
• bundle
• pocketbook
• poke
• traveling bag
• tote bag
• parcel
• shopping bag
• garment bag
• kit bag
• ditty bag
• work bag
• flight bag

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of haversack

Elsewhere, the design features a small capsule of Normandy sand and a strap made from an M-1928 haversack, the backpacks widely used by the US Army during World War II. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025

Each foot soldier carried a ten-pound musket, a sixteen-inch bayonet, a tin canteen, a linen haversack, and his own blanket—a battlefield luxury, since in peacetime five men typically shared two blankets. — / Cbs News, CBS News, 13 June 2025

Trimmed with luggage slats and a restraint bar, the box lands ready to support any traveling cases, haversacks, miniature steamer trunks, or other traveling caboodle carried in the cabin, but definitely not any plus-two passengers. — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 24 Apr. 2023

There was the field bag (a canvas haversack used by soldiers in both world wars), the satchel (worn across the body and popularized by Indiana Jones), and the tote bag (notably prevalent among readers of The New Yorker). — Nick Haramis, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2021

The next entry shows Gigger was docked pay for losing a canteen and a haversack. — Dennis Hohenberger, Courant Community, 14 Mar. 2018