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duffel

duffel

38 4.4
A large soft bag used to carry clothes and gear when traveling
  • noun
  • /ˈdʌfəl/
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  • 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

    GQ
  • I saw how you looked at that duffel bag yesterday.

  • Inside the red duffel bag is two million dollars.

  • I went home, I packed a duffel bag of my equipment.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Elena was parked on the first-floor landing, her duffel bag at her feet.

    Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

bag
vsduffel
1.0

A flexible container for carrying personal things like books or clothes

is a specific large cylindrical cloth carrier for travel rather than any flexible holder
suitcase
vsduffel
356 1.0

A large box with a handle for carrying clothes when you travel

is made of sturdy cloth and cylindrical rather than a hard rectangular container
duffel bag
vsduffel
32 3.1

A large cloth bag with a round shape for carrying clothes and other things for travel or sport

is the same meaning but in a shorter single word form
overnight bag
vsduffel
11 2.8

A small bag for clothes and things you need for one night

is larger and meant for longer travel or camping rather than one night
seabag
vsduffel
1 7.1

A long round bag with a drawstring used by sailors to carry clothes and personal items

is used more generally for travel and camping rather than only at sea
traveling bag
vsduffel
  • US
1 1.3

A case for carrying clothes and personal items on a trip

has a cylindrical shape and sturdy cloth rather than a rectangular form
overnight case
vsduffel
1 2.7

A small bag for clothes and items for one night's trip

has a larger cylindrical cloth design for travel rather than a small rectangular form
kitbag
vsduffel
  • UK
5.8

A strong bag soldiers use to carry clothes and equipment

is used more for travel and camping rather than military equipment transport

Compounds

32 3.1

A large cloth bag with a round shape for carrying clothes and other things for travel or sport

1 3.6

A warm thick coat with a hood and wooden toggle buttons that usually reaches the knees

How Big

trunk
110 3.3
suitcase
356 1.0
duffel
38 4.4
handbag
89 1.0
pouch
72 2.1

Surface Forms

duffel singular
duffels plural

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.