rucksack
ruck·sack [rucksack rucksacks] BrE [ˈrʌksæk] NAmE [ˈrʌksæk] (BrE) (also back·pack NAmE, BrE) noun 
a large bag, often supported on a light metal frame, carried on the back and used especially by people who go climbing or walking
See also: ↑backpack
Word Origin:
mid 19th cent.: from German, from rucken (dialect variant of Rücken ‘back’) + Sack ‘bag, sack’.
Example Bank:
•He had a large rucksack on.
•He had very little in his rucksack.
•She slung her rucksack over her shoulder.
•She slung the little rucksack on her back.
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