as in backpack
a soft-sided case designed for carrying belongings especially on the back
hikers carrying their food and water in rucksacks
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Recent Examples of rucksack
By late Sunday afternoon, dozens of people in civilian clothing had begun moving rucksacks, duffel bags and other luggage off the ship.
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Andrew Keh, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The beautiful image showed Charlotte sitting in a wild, rural landscape wearing camouflage and a rucksack, while smiling beautifully into the camera.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 2 May 2025
DeSantis wants to protect kids from childhood for the same reason my great grandfather put a tiny rucksack on my 5-year-old mother’s shoulders and sent her into the cotton fields to pick with the adults — cheap labor.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
On one end of the spectrum are relatively tiny flying bombs, small enough to be carried in a rucksack.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2022
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Andrew Keh, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The beautiful image showed Charlotte sitting in a wild, rural landscape wearing camouflage and a rucksack, while smiling beautifully into the camera.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 2 May 2025
DeSantis wants to protect kids from childhood for the same reason my great grandfather put a tiny rucksack on my 5-year-old mother’s shoulders and sent her into the cotton fields to pick with the adults — cheap labor.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
On one end of the spectrum are relatively tiny flying bombs, small enough to be carried in a rucksack.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rucksack
backpack
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Simply affix the clip to the zipper on your suitcase or backpack and snap both sides together.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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September marks more than the return of pencils, backpacks, and lunchboxes.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Rucksack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rucksack. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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