Knapsack
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈnæpsæk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Knapsack is a noun meaning (cryptography) A set of values from which a subset is chosen.
Meaning
(cryptography) A set of values from which a subset is chosen.
More Meanings
- To go hiking while burdened with a knapsack, usually overnight or for longer.
- (chiefly US, dated or archaic in UK) A case of canvas or leather, for carrying items on the back.
Example Sentences
My sleeping bag fell off my backpack into the water, while we were knapsacking up the mountain.
The two elder reluctantly left him and walked on, taking their brother's knapsack to relieve him in following, and the youngest entered the field.
1936, Arthur Ransome, Pigeon Post, ch 3. "All but Nancy carried knapsacks, with sandwiches and thermos flasks of tea. Peggy’s knapsack held Nancy’s provisions as well as her own, for on Nancy’s shoulders, instead of a knapsack, was a pigeon-basket […]"
Word Forms
- knapsacks
- knapsacking
- knapsacked
Synonyms for knapsack
Depending on context, synonyms include backpack, rucksack, haversack.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include haversack, rucksack, backpack, satchel, pack, valise.
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