Pack
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Pack may refer to:
Pack as a surname
may refer to:
PACK may refer to:
- BackpackBackpackA backpack is, in its simplest form, a cloth sack carried on one's back and secured with two straps that go over the shoulders, but there can be exceptions...
- Pack (canine)Pack (canine)Pack is a social group of conspecific canids. Not all species of canids - notably the red fox - form packs. Pack size and social behaviour within packs varies across species.-Species which exhibit pack behavior:...
, family structure of wild animals of the biological family Canidae - Pack hunterPack hunterA pack hunter is a predator belonging to the animal kingdom, which has evolved to hunt its prey by working together with other members of its species. Normally, such animals are closely related. The most commonly known pack hunter is the Gray Wolf, the ancestor of all breeds of domesticated dogs...
, other animals that hunt in a group - Cub scouts group, or a group or gang in a larger sense, as in Leader of the Pack.
- Playing cards packPlaying cardA playing card is a piece of specially prepared heavy paper, thin cardboard, plastic-coated paper, cotton-paper blend, or thin plastic, marked with distinguishing motifs and used as one of a set for playing card games...
- Cigarette packCigarette packA pack or packet of cigarettes is a rectangular container, mostly of paperboard, which contains cigarettes. The pack is designed with a flavor-protective foil, paper or biodegradable plastic, and sealed through a transparent airtight plastic film. By pulling the "pull-tabs", the pack is opened...
- Expansion packExpansion packAn expansion pack, expansion set, or supplement is an addition to an existing role-playing game, tabletop game or video game. These add-ons usually add new game areas, weapons, objects, and/or an extended storyline to a complete and already released game...
, a video game needing another one to be played - Pack, a file compressor originating from Unix
- Pack (aircraft)Pack (aircraft)PACK, Pneumatic Air Cycle Kit. The Kit usually consists of an Air cycle machine , a set of heat exchangers, water separators and temperature and pressure control valves and sensors. Additional components may be included depending on the design....
, P.A.C.K (Pneumatic Air Cycle Kit), a kit containing an air cycle machine that provides air conditioning as part of an aircraft's environmental control system - PelotonPelotonThe peloton , field, bunch or pack is the large main group of riders in a road bicycle race. Riders in a group save energy by riding close near other riders...
- Moving companyMoving companyA moving company, removalist, or van line is a company that helps people and businesses relocate their goods from one place to another. Typically they use moving vans, but for international moves or where storage is required, they may use special containerised vans or shipping containers.National...
, an organization that loads goods into containers and then transports them - TourismTourismTourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
- Pack, AustriaPack, AustriaPack is a municipality in the district of Voitsberg in Styria, Austria....
, a municipality in Styria, Austria
Pack as a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
may refer to:
- George PackGeorge PackGeorge Pack, Jr. was a businessman, landowner, sawmill operator, and postmaster in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The town of Pack's Mills of which he was also postmaster, was named after him.Pack had moved to Michigan from upstate New York in 1848...
(1800-1875), businessman, timberman - Charles Lathrop PackCharles Lathrop PackCharles Lathrop Pack , a third-generation timberman, was "one of the five wealthiest men in America prior to World War I". He owed his good start in life to the success of his father, George Willis Pack, and grandfather, George Pack in the forestry sector. Growing up on Lake Huron in Michigan's...
(1857-1937), businessman, philanthropist, philatelist
PACK may refer to:
- Chefornak AirportChefornak AirportChefornak Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Chefornak, a city in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is situated on the Kinia River....
(ICAO: PACK), an airport in Chefornak, Alaska
See also
- Packer (disambiguation)
- Packing (disambiguation)
- The Pack (disambiguation)