PACKBOARD

Meaning of PACKBOARD in English

/pak"bawrd', -bohrd'/ , n.

a rigid wooden or metal frame, covered with fabric and having shoulder straps, to which equipment can be strapped for carrying.

[ 1935-40; PACK 1 + BOARD ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

PACKBOARD — noun Date: 1939 a usually canvas-covered light wood or metal frame with shoulder straps used for carrying goods and equipment
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PACKBOARD — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a usually canvas-covered light wood or metal frame with shoulder straps contoured so that only the canvas …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PACKBOARD — noun Date: 1939 : a usually canvas-covered light wood or metal frame with shoulder straps used for carrying goods and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PACKBOARD — [pack.board] n (1939): a usu. canvas-covered light wood or metal frame with shoulder straps used for carrying goods and equipment
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PACKBOARD — Pronunciation: ' pak- ˌ bo ̇ rd Function: noun Date: 1939 : a usually canvas-covered light wood or metal frame …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary