as in backpacks
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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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 -
On a sunny fall morning, children wearing helmets and backpacks gathered with their parents in Montclair, New Jersey, for a group bicycle ride to two local elementary schools.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Knapsacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knapsacks. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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