As a noun backpack
is 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 [[carry|carrying books.
As a verb backpack
is to hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.
As a letter b is
the second letter of the.
As a symbol b is
a blood type that has a specific antigen that aggravates the immune response in people with type a antigen in their blood they can receive blood from type b or type o, but cannot receive blood from ab or a.
backpack
Noun
(
en noun)
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 [[carry, carrying books.
A similarly placed item containing a parachute or other life-support equipment.
Synonyms
* back pack
* haversack
* knapsack (US )
* packsack
* rucksack
Verb
(
en verb)
To hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.
To engage in low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations.
To place or carry (an item or items) in a backpack.
Derived terms
* backpacker
* backpacking
b
Translingual
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(
wikipedia b)
Letter
The second letter of the .
Usage notes
The letter b is used in several romanization systems to represent the bilabial plosive or stop, usually voiced (.
See also
* (Latin script ): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
* For more variations, see .
{{Letter, page=B
, NATO=Bravo
, Morse=–···
, Character=B2
, Braille=?
}}
Image:Latin B.png, Capital and lowercase versions of B , in normal and italic type
File:Fraktur letter B.png, Uppercase and lowercase B in Fraktur
File:UncialB-01.png, uncial approximate form of Greek upper case beta that was the source for both common variants of b B in uncial script
Symbol
(Voiced bilabial plosive)
(head)
voiced bilabial plosive
(label) beauty quark, bottom quark
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