daypack

nounB2Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speechToo rare in one of the two pools to compare — fewer than 20 uses in speech or in writing

A daypack is a small bag for one day's walking. Carry a daypack.

Twenty to thirty litres is the usual size, which holds food, water and a coat. A daypack with a hip belt carries far better than one without, even when it is light.

Definitions of daypack

1noundaypackA small bag for one day's walking.B2
“The daypack held lunch, a map and two spare pairs of socks.”

daypack is a bag.

Where it comes from

Day plus pack, from American hiking usage.

From day + pack.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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