packsacks

noun

plural of packsack
as in backpacks
a soft-sided case designed for carrying belongings especially on the back she spent weeks traveling across Europe and living out of a packsack

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  1. backpacks
  2. kit bags
  3. suitcases
Noun
  • After selling accessories for attaching Apple’s AirTags to everything from keys to backpacks, Belkin is introducing its own trackers that work with either Apple’s Find My or Google’s Find Hub tracking networks.
    — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Shop roomy travel backpacks that can hold as much as a carry-on and convenient duffles made for long weekends.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of backpacks
Noun
  • Road closures have been seizing the country’s leafy capital, as vans disgorge military style kit bags and American personnel to match at top hotels.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of kit bags
Noun
  • These suitcases are designed to keep up with frequent travel while still looking sleek, making Labor Day a smart time to upgrade your luggage before your next getaway.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2026
  • After 49 years in America, Park packed his life into two suitcases and a golf bag and boarded a one-way flight to South Korea, leaving behind his two children, a son, 29, and a daughter, 25.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of suitcases
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