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PRONUNCIATION OF PACK ANIMAL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PACK ANIMAL

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Pack animal is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PACK ANIMAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pack animal

Pack animal

A pack animal or beast of burden is a working animal used by humans as means of transporting materials by attaching them so their weight bears on the animal's back; the term may be applied to either an individual animal or a species so employed. The term pack animal is sometimes used in contrast to draft animal, which is a working animal that typically pulls a load behind itself rather than carrying cargo directly on its back. Many ungulate species are traditional pack animals, including elephants, camels, the yak, reindeer, goats, water buffalo and llama, and many of the domesticated Equidae. A camel pack animal transporting nomadic materials in Eyl, Somalia. The term is not routinely applied to humans carrying loads on their backs except to make a pejorative point about the injustice of so employing them, or about the privation that usually occasions accepting such work without explicit coercion.

Definition of pack animal in the English dictionary

The definition of pack animal in the dictionary is an animal, such as a donkey, used to transport goods, equipment, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PACK ANIMAL

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WORDS THAT END LIKE PACK ANIMAL

animal
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party animal
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sentinel animal
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Synonyms and antonyms of pack animal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pack animal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PACK ANIMAL

Find out the translation of pack animal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pack animal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pack animal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

驮兽
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

animal de carga
570 millions of speakers

English

pack animal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भारवाही पशु
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حزمة الحيوان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пакет животных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

animal de carga
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্যাক পশুপাখি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bête de somme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pek haiwan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Packtier
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パックの動物
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

팩 동물
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pack kewan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đàn thú vật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேக் விலங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्राणी पॅक करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hayvan toplamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bestia da soma
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sztuk zwierząt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пакет тварин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pachet de animale
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποζύγιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pak diere
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pack djur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pakkdyr
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pack animal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PACK ANIMAL»

The term «pack animal» is regularly used and occupies the 105.352 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PACK ANIMAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pack animal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PACK ANIMAL»

Discover the use of pack animal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pack animal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Landlords, Peasants and Politics in Medieval England
In the end, the transportation of goods by pack-animal was thought, at best, to be only half as effective as hauling by vehicle.60 Clearly the development of a new mode of hauling that substantially cut into the speed advantage formerly held by  ...
T. H. Aston, 2006
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Horse Packing: A Manual of Pack Transportation
A pack animal must alwaysbe blindedwhen putting on the aparejo and loads. If necessary to move to another position, remove the blinders, move, and then put themonagain. A packanimal, when hepuffs himselfupwhile being loaded or just ...
Charles Johnson Post, 2013
3
The Cowboy at Work
Long articles, such as tent poles, guns, spades, etc., should be arranged so they will not gouge the pack animal or equipment or be in a position which will cause them to hang up or catch on a tree or limb or otherwise cause trouble. It is a good  ...
Fay E. Ward, 2013
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Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook
Chapter 14: Veterinary Medicine: Pack Animal Harnessing LTC William Bosworth , VC.ARNG What: Pack animals can be the most reliable mode of transportation in mountainous terrain or remote areas with poor roads that are, or can become,  ...
Defense Department, United States Special Operations Command
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Effect of Training Sessions and a Horse Packing Notebook in ...
106 Be flexible. 1 2 3 4 5 107 Understand and clarify my values. 1 2 3 4 5 Horse Knowledge Skills 108 Saddle a pack animal 1 2 3 4 5 109 Load a pack on a pack animal 1 2 3 4 5 110 Pack all personal belongings in a standard military duffle ...
Creenna Leigh Sheely, 2008
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Dictionary of Zoo Biology and Animal Management
See also STEREOTYPED ROUTE-TRACING pack Collective noun for a group of certain species, e.g. wolves, hunting dogs. pack animal 1. An animal used for carrying loads, e.g. horse, mule, donkey. See also BEAST OF BURDEN 2.
Paul A. Rees, 2013
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Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook
Chapter 14: Veterinary Medicine: Pack Animal Harnessing LTC William Bosworth , VC, ARNG What: Pack animals can be the most reliable mode of transportation in mountainous terrain or remote areas with poor roads that are, or can become,  ...
Department of the Army, 2011
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The barbarian invasions
17, is of the opinion that the pack animal could also carry a week's rations for each man. That is obviously impossible. The weekly ration for a man can no doubt not have weighed less than 8'/i to 9 kilograms and therefore 85 to 90 kilograms for ...
Hans Delbr_ck, 1990
9
The Economics of Animal Health and Production
The cross-bred animal, particularly the male (dzopa), is valued as a pack animal, being able to carry up to 120 kg. The Thakali people are reported not to slaughter cattle or yak, but the demand in the area is high enough for people to bring ...
Jonathan Rushton, 2009
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Articles on Animal-Powered Transport, Including: Horse, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PACK ANIMAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pack animal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Develop your dog's poise in different situations
He's a pack animal, and as such, needs to be with his human pack as much as possible. This is why dogs belonging to homeless people are ... «Shreveport Times, Jul 15»
2
170000 alpacas die during brutal winter weather in Peru
... of you wondering: alpacas, which are bred mostly for their luxurious coats, are smaller than llamas, which are often used as a pack animal. «Fusion, Jul 15»
3
3 Ways Jewish Law Relates to Laudato Si
For example: If one should relieve the distress of a pack animal that is temporarily straining under a heavy load, how much more so for a ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
Off-Grid Getaway Offers Sustainable Solitude
... airlifted, towed or even pulled by a pack animal." That's great, although the fine print notes that shipping costs will be high, up to $2,400 from ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
5
Harrison Ford Gets Standing Ovation at 'Star Wars' Comic-Con Panel
Looking like a shriveled camel, the animatronic pack animal was being controlled by five people off stage, said Abrams. The crowd seemed into ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
6
"22. Westward Bound" - Fallout 3 | Crafting A Narrative Experience
... and willingly, and within ten minutes we had set off, with the fearsome beast and two-headed cow that he used as a pack animal in tow. «Only Single Player, Jul 15»
7
My Wyoming summer
On one of those days, the other guide, Dick, asked if I'd like to help him train Hopper, a young bay gelding who was on his first trip as a pack animal. Hopper had ... «EQUUS Magazine, Jul 15»
8
Are Pack Llamas the Next Big Trend for Hunting?
Baty, a lifelong hunter who has loved the outdoors since he was a child, said he first discovered that the llama was an excellent pack animal ... «OutdoorHub, Jun 15»
9
The wonderful world of throwing to first
... more likely to send a runner after they'€™ve had one caught stealing; maybe there is a bit of pack animal challenge that goes into all of this. «FOXSports.com, Jun 15»
10
The Obtuse Triangle
He motivated players while making reference to Buddhism, Native American rituals and pack animal behavior. Incense was burned; adverse ... «New York Times, Jun 15»

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