bergen1
/ˈbəːɡ(ə)n
/noun British
A type of rucksack supported by a frame, used by the military.The trend towards utility has continued, and most modern armed forces now use rucksack-type packs - ‘bergens’ - and pouches made of light and robust man-made fabrics....
- The best solution is to carry a dark coloured plastic bag, into which you can put refuse, and which you can store in an outside pouch on your bergen.
- Soldiers are expected to increase their weight in their bergens and distances will also become greater.
Origin
1920s: manufacturer's name.
Bergen2
1ˈbɛːɡ(ə)n A seaport in SW Norway; population 220,418 (2007). It is a centre of the fishing and North Sea oil industries.
2ˈbɛrxə(n) Flemish name for Mons.
- free-willing
- free-willist
- free will men
- freewoman
- free-working
- freezable
- freeze
- freeze-dry
- freeze-frame
- freeze one's blood
- freeze-out
- freezer
- freezer bag
- freezer compartment
- freeze someone out
- freeze-up
- freezing
- freezing mixture
- freezing point
- freezing worker
- freezing works
- Frege, Gottlob
- Freiburg
- freight
- freightage