knapsack
noun
a canvas, nylon, or leather bag for clothes, food, and other supplies, carried on the back by soldiers, hikers, etc.
knapsacks
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pluralof knapsack.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The blaze was brought under control by 22:30 using jets, beaters and knapsacks.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2025
They tried to stay clean and healthy, stopping as often as they could at laundromats to empty their tattered knapsacks, filled with weeks-old dirty clothing and sleeping bags, into washing machines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2021
Out to test the police response to a peaceful campout in the heart of the beast, this platoon, singing and laughing, had barely opened their knapsacks when the police materialized.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2021
Kids aren’t marching off to school with Ziploc bags of cut veggies in their knapsacks.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2021
Perry noticed them first — hitchhikers, a boy and an old man, both carrying homemade knapsacks, and despite the blowy weather, a gritty and bitter Texas wind, wearing only overalls and a thin denim shirt.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
