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Backpack vs Lunchbox - What's the difference?

backpack | lunchbox |

As nouns the difference between backpack and lunchbox

is that 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 while lunchbox is a container for transporting meals, especially lunch.

As a verb backpack

is to hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.

backpack

English

(wikipedia 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

    lunchbox

    English

    Alternative forms

    * lunch box

    Noun

    (es)
  • A container for transporting meals, especially lunch.
  • (slang) A person or object constantly at one's side (in the manner of a lunchbox).
  • (British slang) The male genitals when enclosed in clothing.
  • (Asia) A to-go lunch packaged in a disposable box.
  • (computing, slang) A luggable; an early laptop computer, usually a unit with a handle and a fold-out keyboard.
  • * 1988 , PC Mag (volume 7, number 17, 11 October 1988, page 93)
    • You'll find a mix among clamshell laptops for strong laps, lunchboxes , and sewing-machine configurations; the latter two designs typically have detachable keyboards.
  • * 2004 , Scott Mueller, Upgrading and Repairing Laptops (page 20)
    • The performance difference between desktops and lunchboxes was practically nil.

    Synonyms

    * (container for transporting meals) lunch pail (US ), bento box * (sense, person or thing at one's side) sidekick * (male genitals enclosed in clothing) basket (US ), packet, package