packsacks

noun

plural of packsack
as in backpacks
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. backpacks
  2. kit bags
  3. suitcases
Noun
  • Art supplies, backpacks, stationery, educational organization tools like binders and file folders, lunch boxes, music instruments, flash drives and more count as school supplies.
    — Zuri Primos July 25, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • Please bring items like backpacks, pencils, folders and markers for entry.
    — Kat Tran July 24, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of backpacks
Noun
  • 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
Definition of kit bags
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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