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rucksack

[ruhk-sak, rook-] / ˈrʌkˌsæk, ˈrʊk- /
NOUN
backpack
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NOUN
knapsack
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I reach into my rucksack and retrieve a letter from Karl's mother, Angela Bushby.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

His possessions included his phone and rucksack, which contained a laptop, some school material, and a book he was reading, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan Peterson.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

“No one wanted to buy an expensive rucksack made in America,” Emily said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

To my surprise, the electric backpack leaf blower I strap on is not much heavier than my normal rucksack.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

When I woke up Bill was packing the rucksack.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

Hundreds of people this weekend in New York City and across the country will remember Sept. 11, 2001, by throwing on rucksacks filled with weights and supplies and marching for hours.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Groups of all ages converged on the city centre to the sound of drums and guitars, with hardy pilgrims lugging rucksacks and camping material on their backs.

From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026

At a high school in Nacka just outside Stockholm, final-year students are unpacking laptops from rucksacks and tote bags, alongside items they say they used less frequently a few years ago.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

Men, women and children carried their belongings in plastic bags, shopping bags and rucksacks.

From Reuters ● Nov. 24, 2023

The rucksacks held food and medicine, which Yai and Yord doled out.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat


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