duffel bag
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of duffel bag
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20
Example Sentences
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As he approached the gate to board the Frontier Airlines flight, his final concern was whether his duffel bag would be deemed a personal item.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
Lewandowski was photographed coming and going from Noem’s building, one time with a duffel bag, and a neighbor said the two were often spotted in the elevator and common areas.
From Slate • Aug. 12, 2025
The recording, dated March 5, 2016, shows Ventura with a hoodie and a duffel bag as she walks toward an elevator in a hotel hallway.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024
Eighteen months before, in January 2011, he had sat at the back of the Lincoln team coach with a duffel bag containing £60,000-worth of euro notes.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024
I could hear him rooting in his army surplus duffel bag.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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