kit bags

noun

plural of kit bag
as in backpacks
a soft-sided case designed for carrying belongings especially on the back a soldier's kit bag

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Recent Examples of kit bags Road closures have been seizing the country’s leafy capital, as vans disgorge military style kit bags and American personnel to match at top hotels. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
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  1. backpacks
  2. suitcases
Noun
  • At the United Way of Long Island, the organization's Stuff the Bus campaign is returning for its 18th year, with partners and sponsors helping provide backpacks and school supplies to nearly 5,000 students.
    — John Dias, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Save up to 50% on school supplies, backpacks, tech, dorm essentials and classroom must-haves.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of backpacks
Noun
  • Antennas were bought in Caracas, or smuggled in from Colombia, packed in with produce and livestock on trucks or hidden in suitcases on buses.
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • My diabetic husband then tripped over our suitcases and was injured.
    — Josh Rivera, USA Today, 19 July 2026
Definition of suitcases

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“Kit bags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kit%20bags. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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