Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: knapsack
IPA transcription: [n'æps,æk]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: backpack, back_pack, knapsack, packsack, rucksack, haversack
    Meaning: a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
Usage examples
  • He began to stow various articles snugly into his knapsack.
  • Then Ann strapped the knapsack to Tik-Tok's copper back and said: "Now we are ready to march to Ruggedo's Kingdom and conquer it.
  • When I was a young lad I had no home and no one to care for me, and I wandered from village to village all over the country with my knapsack on my back; but as soon as I was old enough I took service with a shepherd in the mountains, and helped him for three years.
  • "No," said Files, throwing down his gun and removing the knapsack which was strapped to his back, "I resign my position as the Army of Oogaboo. I enlisted to fight the enemy and become a hero, but if you want some one to bind harmless girls you will have to hire another Private."