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rucksack

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ruck·sack  (rksk, rk-)
n.
A knapsack.

[German : dialectal Ruck, back (from Middle High German rück, ruck, from Old High German hrukki; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots) + Sack, sack (from Middle High German sac, from Old High German, from Latin saccus; see sack1).]

rucksack [ˈrʌkˌsæk]
n
a large bag, usually having two straps and a supporting frame, carried on the back and often used by climbers, campers, etc. US and Canadian name backpack
[from German, literally: back sack]

haversack, knapsack, rucksack - Haversack is from German Haber, "oats," and Sack, "bag, sack"; knapsack is from German knapper, "to bite (food)" and zak, "sack"; rucksack comes from German Rucken, "back," and sack.
See also related terms for sack.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rucksack - a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulderrucksack - a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
bag - a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag"
kit bag, kitbag - a knapsack (usually for a soldier)

rucksack
noun backpack, pack, knapsack, kitbag, haversack a man carrying a brilliant blue rucksack
Translations
rucksack [ˈrʌksæk] N (esp Brit) → mochila f

rucksack [ˈrʌksæk] nsac m à dos

rucksack
n (esp Brit) → Rucksack m

rucksack [ˈrʌkˌsæk] nzaino

rucksack
n rucksack [ˈraksӕk]
a type of bag carried on the back by walkers, climbers etc. rugsak حَقيبَه تُحْمَل على الظَّهْر раница batoh rygsæk der Rucksack σακίδιο mochila seljakott کوله پشتی reppu sac à dos תַרמִיל גַּב कंधे पर पहनने वाला झोला, हो हल्ला naprtnjača hátizsák ransel bakpoki zaino リュックサック 륙색, 배낭 kuprinė mugursoma beg mengembara rugzak ryggsekk, meis plecak mochila rucsac рюкзак plecniak, batoh nahrbtnik ruksak ryggsäck กระเป๋าสะพายหลัง sırt çantası 帆布背包 рюкзак پیٹھ پر بندھا ہوا تھیلا cái balô

rucksack حقيبة ملابس تحمل على الظهر batoh rygsæk Rucksack εκδρομικός σάκος mochila selkäreppu sac à dos naprtnjača zaino リュックサック 배낭 rugzak ryggsekk plecak mochila рюкзак ryggsäck เป้สะพายหลัง sırt çantası ba-lô 帆布背包


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