duffel
- noun
- /ˈdʌfəl/
- I packed my clothes in a large duffel bag before heading to the airport.
- a duffel bag
And here you're getting your BDU's and duffel bags and you're getting shots and whatnot.
- And here you're getting your BDU's and duffel bags and you're getting shots and whatnot.
- I went home, I packed a duffel bag of my equipment.
- And so me, I just got a little duffel, a little backpack, and I also had another shoulder bag that had a camera built into it.
- They used the duffel bags to rob us.
- And he even posed next to this giant duffel bag filled with cash, ostensibly.
- This is the Free People Movement quilted duffel bag.
- Everybody needs a good tote, a good duffel bag.
- Also, when I went, I was this close to getting a duffel bag for myself, but I was like, let me know.
- When she came out she had our baby sister in one arm, a heavy duffel bag in the other and tears were streaming down her cheeks.
- He then put the duffel bag up top, proceeded to tuck himself into bed on this flight, put the eye mask on, and look like it had been done professionally.
- I thought they were just like duffels.
- But what many in LA consider to be the ultimate motherfucking duffel bag, which is the summer Rae only fans account.
Examples
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The police observed two duffel bags and a backpack in the room, and Crist stated that one contained a firearm.
Academic text (2017) -
Everybody needs a good tote, a good duffel bag.
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I saw how you looked at that duffel bag yesterday.
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Inside the red duffel bag is two million dollars.
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I went home, I packed a duffel bag of my equipment.
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I went to the corner, where we kept the duffel bags we used to carry our books.
Fiction book (1993) -
But I think you accidentally put this in my duffel bag.
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Their personal gear went into one duffel bag, and their tools and weapons into another two.
Fiction book (1996) -
When she came out she had our baby sister in one arm, a heavy duffel bag in the other and tears were streaming down her cheeks.
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Elena was parked on the first-floor landing, her duffel bag at her feet.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
A flexible container for carrying personal things like books or clothes
A large box with a handle for carrying clothes when you travel
A large cloth bag with a round shape for carrying clothes and other things for travel or sport
A small bag for clothes and things you need for one night
A long round bag with a drawstring used by sailors to carry clothes and personal items
A case for carrying clothes and personal items on a trip
A small bag for clothes and items for one night's trip
A strong bag soldiers use to carry clothes and equipment
Compounds
A large cloth bag with a round shape for carrying clothes and other things for travel or sport
- US
A warm thick coat with a hood and wooden toggle buttons that usually reaches the knees
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Duffel for a large travel bag comes from a town in Belgium called Duffel, where people made a thick wool cloth long ago. Because soldiers and travelers used that cloth to make strong, round bags, a 'duffel' now means a large, sturdy cloth bag.