Backpack Definition: Sentences, Interesting Idioms, and Quiz

Why don’t you check the real-world samples of simple sentences? It will help you to memorize the definition of a “backpack” easily.

The synonyms for “backpack” and some related words make it easier for you to communicate with other native speakers and learners without repeating this term over and over.

Related nouns: bag carrying

Synonyms (contextual): schoolbag

Common collocations: carry a backpack military backpack

You will rarely use the “backpack” term on its own. Here are the common combinations you will find useful for your English vocabulary.

With adjectives: waterproof backpack small backpack

With verbs: pack a backpack drop a backpack

With nouns (noun + noun): backpack zipper school backpack

As there are no direct idioms that change the meaning of “backpack,” you can learn some phrases that reveal how native speakers usually use this term.

• Backpacking — travelling with no or fewer money in your pocket, having just a backpack with you.

  I took a gap year to try backpacking all around Europe.

• Live out of a backpack — discovering the world with minimum staff.

  Fred said it is worth trying to live out of a backpack to make more memories.

• Grab your backpack and go — fast start of the journey.

  Susan chose her job wisely. She can grab her backpack and go anywhere with ease.

Let’s have a go to what you memorized from the information above. Repeat, do it again if you need to, and learn new things.

Learning how to spell “backpack” in three different languages will improve your cultural knowledge and help memorize the English variant.

Some statements about backpacks can surprise you, though they are common items we carry around every day starting from the school days.

• The oldest backpack ever found is 5,300 years old.

  In 1991, hikers discovered a frozen mummy in the Italian Alps. Scientists named him Ötzi. He was carrying a wooden-framed backpack.

• The word “backpack” only appeared around 1910.

  Before that, people called them knapsacks or rucksacks (yes, like a German word you learned in the section above).

• Students didn’t start using backpacks until the 1970s.

  Before that, kids carried books with leather straps or simple bags. JanSport made backpacks popular on college campuses, and the trend spread to schools everywhere.

Writers like to use this word in their memoirs, when they describe their travels, life full of adventures, and more.