Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Australia, US, often)A large, cylindrical, duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear, especially by soldiers.

    Reisetasche

    вещево́й мешо́кveščevój mešók, вещмешо́кveščmešók

    речови́й мішо́кrečovýj mišók, речмішо́кrečmišók

    a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings

  2. (UK)A smaller, cylindrical, cloth bag fashionable in the 1950s and 1960s.

Examples

29 sentences
  1. I can't find my duffel bag.

  2. Tom was carrying a duffel bag.

  3. Tom is carrying a duffel bag.

  4. Tom wasn't carrying a duffel bag.

  5. Tom carried his duffel bag on his shoulder.

    ruТом нёс на плече спортивную сумку. — whatnot

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
large duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear:
Русский
By meaning 1
large duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
large duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear:

Origin

After the Belgian town of Duffel, which produced the thick cloth from which early duffel b

After the Belgian town of Duffel, which produced the thick cloth from which early duffel bags were made.

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Forms

plural: duffel bags

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

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