duffel bag
English
Alternative forms
- duffle bag
Etymology
After the Belgian town of Duffel, which produced the thick cloth from which early duffel bags were made.
Pronunciation
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Noun
duffel bag (plural duffel bags)
- (US, Australia, often military) A large, cylindrical, duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear, especially by soldiers.
- Synonym: (UK) kitbag
- Hyponym: seabag
- (Britain) A smaller, cylindrical, cloth bag fashionable in the 1950s and 1960s.
Related terms
- duffel coat
Translations
large duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
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Anagrams
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