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rucksack

[ruhk-sak, rook-] / ˈrʌkˌsæk, ˈrʊk- /
NOUN
backpack
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NOUN
knapsack
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After being stopped in the international arrivals area, Lyons - who was wearing a t-shirt, shorts and carrying a rucksack - was handed over to I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport Area Resort Police.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

"I put it in my rucksack and put it on translate when I got home."

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

"It was indescribably nice, as if you've been hiking for a weekend with a massive rucksack - then you take the rucksack off and you feel you can float."

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Mary-Jane was thrown to the ground but her rucksack strap was round one of the cow's legs and she was dragged along the ground.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

I keep the knife in one hand and with the other I open up the rucksack and fish out the book.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness




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