overnight case
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈoʊvərˌnaɪt keɪs/
:
maleta de viaje
- Before leaving for the trip, she packed her essentials into an overnight case.
- carry an overnight case
- pack an overnight case
Examples
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A REDCAP passes her, also carrying a small overnight case for an attractive, elegantly attired SOCIALITE.
Fiction book (1993) -
As I prepared for the party, ironing my dress and packing a small overnight case with clothes for the next day, my roommate, Flora Lu Matterfield, sat like a hippopotamus on her bed wearing her elastic chin-lift device and watched me with a look of despair on her face.
Fiction book (2000) -
Well, a Mark Cross overnight case.
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In my overnight case in the car.
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My patent leather overnight case like a black pill box.
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Belinda followed, carrying the overnight case.
Fiction book (1996) -
She pulled out his overnight case, the one that said I'M OFF TO GRANDPA'S, and packed the things inside.
Fiction book (1996) -
Now we had to pull onto the sandy shoulder while she rummaged through her overnight case to find it, and then Daddy had to read the instructions to figure out how to load it.
Fiction book (1997) -
"This wasn't why I asked you to come," Myrna murmured as he loaded her into the car, along with her overnight case.
Fiction book (1991) -
At the Hertz counter, I rented a navy blue Plymouth with push-button transmission, threw my canvas camera bag and overnight case into the back, and, checking the map, puzzled out the motel address on Wilshire Boulevard that Research had found for me.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
356
1.0
A large box with a handle for carrying clothes when you travel
230
1.0
Bags and suitcases that a person carries when traveling
11
2.8
A small bag for clothes and things you need for one night
1
1.3
A case for carrying clothes and personal items on a trip
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4.0
A small bag for weekend trips
A small bag for carrying clothes and things for one night
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a small suitcase for an overnight trip' is directly derived from combining 'overnight' (for one night) with 'case' (a container/suitcase), so the phrase denotes a case used for an overnight stay. This adjective+noun compositional pattern is typical and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Overnight case comes from travel: it is a small case for an overnight stay. People used it to carry a change of clothes and a toothbrush, so the phrase now means 'a small suitcase or bag for one night's travel'.