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
While the top prize is a one-week safari with safari tour organizer Alex Walker's Serian in the Masai Mara, Kenya, other prizes include Nikon cameras and photography rucksacks from travel gear manufacturer ThinkTANK.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
New additives like preservatives, flavorings and vitamins were infused into them, and they were packaged in novel ways to withstand hard helicopter drops, wet beach landings and days at the bottom of rucksacks.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Devon Toews went in a different direction, paying homage to Burns’ signature large military-style backpack by sporting a huge rucksack of his own.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Porter’s book opens with Shy carrying a rucksack full of stones.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
New additives like preservatives, flavorings and vitamins were infused into them, and they were packaged in novel ways to withstand hard helicopter drops, wet beach landings and days at the bottom of rucksacks.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Devon Toews went in a different direction, paying homage to Burns’ signature large military-style backpack by sporting a huge rucksack of his own.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Porter’s book opens with Shy carrying a rucksack full of stones.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rucksack
backpack
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Felder reached into his backpack and unfurled a sign of his own.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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It’s built to fit naturally around the body, work alongside backpacks, and stay comfortable over extended periods without getting in the way of movement.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Rucksack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rucksack. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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