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packsack

noun

ˈpak-ˌsak

Definition of packsack

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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Branch added that Adrianna has a card in her backpack that shows what bus she’s supposed to ride and that school staffers could have referred to that card if there was any confusion.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026
The video, released by Ukraine’s prosecutor general, clearly shows a person in a black bucket hat, a lose dark jumper and a large white tote bag, walking up the street and placing a black backpack on the doorstep of Yermolaiev’s home.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

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The arrest comes just over 24 hours after the NYPD released surveillance footage on Monday showing Guzman Soto slowly walking through the lobby of his mother’s apartment building wheeling a small suitcase.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 26 Aug. 2026
The suitcase traveled from Frankfurt to London, where it was loaded onto Flight 103, according to investigators.

— CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

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