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🎒 A carrying frame 📦 A packing board
packboard

packboard

7.7
A sturdy frame carried on the back to hold heavy loads while walking
  • noun
  • /ˈpækˌbɔrd/
translation icon : mochila
  • She strapped the heavy load securely to her packboard before heading up the trail.

Examples

  • Using a packboard allows travelers to transport larger items comfortably on their backs.

  • Hikers often rely on a durable packboard to carry their gear over long distances.

  • Carlos unshouldered an old army packboard, on which a wooden crate was awkwardly lashed.

    Fiction book (1996)

Synonyms

rucksack
vspackboard
  • UK
8 2.7

A bag with shoulder straps you carry on your back

is a rigid frame built to support heavier loads on the back
packsack
vspackboard
4.4

A bag with shoulder straps that you wear on your back to hold things

is a rigid frame designed to carry heavy loads on the back

How Supportive

packboard
7.7
daypack
2 3.4

Surface Forms

packboard singular
packboards plural

Morphology

packboard = pack + board (transparent) = pack + board

Meaning is directly the compound 'pack' (load/back carried) + 'board' (flat support), so the sense 'a board for carrying packs' is straightforward.

Etymology

Packboard is simply pack + board: pack means 'a load or bundle you carry' and board means 'a strong, flat piece of wood or other material'. So a packboard is a strong frame or board used to support and carry heavy loads on your back.