rucksack
pronunciation
How to pronounce rucksack in British English:
UK [ˈrʌksæk]
How to pronounce rucksack in American English:
US [ˈrʌkˌsæk, ˈrʊk-]
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- Noun:
- a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
Word Origin
- rucksack (n.)
- 1866, from German Rucksack, from Alpine dialect Rück "the back" (from German Rücken; see ridge) + Sack "sack" (see sack (n.1)).
Example
- 1. A rucksack has straps that go over the shoulders .
- 2. Over the course of your life you will earn thousands of times the price of your rucksack and contents .
- 3. All his camping gear was packed in the rucksack .
- 4. Anne arrived and saw only a rucksack .
- 5. This rucksack is really good .