as in backpacks
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 rucksacks
Weighted vests or rucksacks that distribute weight mostly across the shoulders and chest force your core and traps to work harder to stabilize you.
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Ian Graber-Stiehl, Outside, 5 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
That unique property results in utilitarian staples such as rucksacks, puffer jackets, and driving sneakers that marry softness with resilience.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2025
Ian Graber-Stiehl, Outside, 5 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
That unique property results in utilitarian staples such as rucksacks, puffer jackets, and driving sneakers that marry softness with resilience.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rucksacks
backpacks
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Guests can borrow Wili Wili Tree backpacks made from sustainable materials for mountain hiking.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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Under $50 For quick trips or light packing at a low price point, backpacks and duffels are key.—
Brandon Schultz,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Rucksacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rucksacks. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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