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rucksack

[ruhk-sak, rook-] / ˈrʌkˌsæk, ˈrʊk- /
NOUN
backpack
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NOUN
knapsack
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"When I met him I realised he did not have any suitcases, he only had a rucksack," Pochynok said.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

"It was indescribably nice, as if you've been hiking for a weekend with a massive rucksack - then you take the rucksack off and you feel you can float."

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

He is seen taking a photograph before leaving, carrying a rucksack.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

It is not known what he was wearing when last seen, but police said he was an experienced hillwalker and was likely to have been wearing walking boots, a waterproof jacket and carrying a rucksack.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

Meanwhile, Malcolm wrapped the alethiometer in the velvet and the leather and oilskin and stuffed it back into the rucksack.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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