trunks
Britishplural noun
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Also called: swimming trunks. a man's garment worn for swimming, either fairly loose and extending from the waist to the thigh or briefer and close-fitting
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shorts worn for some sports
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men's underpants with legs that reach midthigh
Example Sentences
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Stories abound of trunks filled with clothes she never wore—and bills she never paid.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
We passed mountains of trunks and branches, piled high.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Agnew says his most memorable experience of being recognised came when he was "in my trunks in a swimming pool in Turkey and kids came up and said, 'You're PC Plum'."
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
They communicate by touching each other with their trunks, smelling each other and vocalizing.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
Then the men were there for the trunks.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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