dispatch case

American  

noun

1. attaché case.

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dispatch case British  

noun

1. a case used for carrying papers, documents, books, etc, usually flat and stiff

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Etymology

Origin of dispatch case

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Last week British newsmen reported the reputed contents of the red dispatch case: � Rumania to give Bessarabia back to Russia, help in driving German troops from Rumanian soil and oil.

From Time Magazine Archive

Perfectly composed this time Dr. Briining opened his red dispatch case, drew out a paper and began to read.

From Time Magazine Archive

The news that the Chancellor brought forth from the dispatch case was almost all bad.

From Time Magazine Archive

But when he opened the traditional scuffed dispatch case and began to read his speech, the chancellor had a pleasant surprise for most Britons.

From Time Magazine Archive

This affair touches us as closely as it does your own government; this man had in his possession a letter of safe-conduct, which you will find in the accompanying dispatch case.

From He Walked Around the Horses by Cartier, Edd