kitbag
English
Australian soldier with kitbag (1942)
Alternative forms
- kit bag, kit-bag
Etymology
From kit + bag.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɪtbæɡ/
Audio (UK) (file)
Noun
kitbag (plural kitbags)
- (military, UK) A large cylindrical holdall.
- Synonym: (US, Australia) duffel bag
- 1925, Ford Madox Ford, No More Parades, Penguin 2012 (Parade's End), p. 371:
- Besides, whilst he had been in hospital, practically the whole of his equipment had disappeared from his kitbag – including Sylvia's two pair of sheets! – and he had no money with which to get more.
- 2022 March 4, Luke Harding, “Demoralised Russian soldiers tell of anger at being ‘duped’ into war”, in The Guardian:
- Others have abandoned their vehicles and have set off back towards the Russian border on foot, lugging their weapons and kitbags, videos suggest.
Translations
large cylindrical holdall — see duffel bag
Further reading
Duffel bag on Wikipedia.Wikipedia