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packsack

noun

ˈpak-ˌsak How to pronounce packsack (audio)
Definition of packsacknext
as in backpack
a soft-sided case designed for carrying belongings especially on the back she spent weeks traveling across Europe and living out of a packsack

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  1. backpack
  2. suitcase
Noun
  • This year, our data showed kids’ apparel up 185 percent and backpacks up 130 percent by the end of July compared to June.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Ryan remembers one student who returned to the school after the shooting to retrieve her backpack.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of backpack
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  • Investigators determined an explosive device hidden in a radio-cassette player had been inside a suitcase that was checked in Malta and ultimately transferred to Pan Am Flight 103 without an accompanying passenger.
    — Rio Yamat, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Eccles’s fix is a set of compression bags paired with a cordless pump, which squeezes clothing down, so everything fits without overstuffing a suitcase.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of suitcase
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“Packsack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packsack. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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