Backpack vs. Schoolbag — What's the Difference?

A backpack—also called knapsack, rucksack, rucksac, pack, sackpack, booksack, bookbag or backsack—is, in its simplest frameless form, a fabric sack carried on one's back and secured with two straps that go over the shoulders, but it can have an external frame, internal frame, and there are bodypacks. Backpacks are commonly used by hikers and students, and are often preferred to handbags for carrying heavy loads or carrying any sort of equipment, because of the limited capacity to carry heavy weights for long periods of time in the hands.

A bag for carrying textbooks and school supplies.

A sturdy bag designed for carrying articles on a person's back, having shoulder straps and often mounted on a lightweight frame.

A satchel used to carry supplies for school; a bookbag.

A piece of equipment, often containing life-support devices, designed to be used while being carried on the back

A bag for carrying school books and supplies;

To hike or travel while carrying a backpack.

To carry in a backpack.

A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.

A similarly placed item containing a parachute or other life-support equipment.

(intransitive) To hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.

(intransitive) To engage in low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodation.

To place or carry (an item or items) in a backpack.

A bag carried on the back, supported by straps looped over the shoulders.

To hike while carrying a backpack; - often used in the form go backpacking; as, to backpack through the forest.

A bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder

Hike with a backpack;