dunnage
Americannoun
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baggage or personal effects.
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loose material laid beneath or wedged among objects carried by ship or rail to prevent injury from chafing or moisture, or to provide ventilation.
verb (used with object)
noun
Etymology
Origin of dunnage
1615–25; earlier dynnage; compare Anglo-Latin dennagium dunnage; of obscure origin
Example Sentences
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But anybody who can tell a top carling from a garboard strake will want a copy of Spring Tides in his dunnage the next time he does a windward dozen.
From Time Magazine Archive
Passengers groped about their staterooms in search of fur coats; the cooks burned hatch covers and dunnage in their stoves.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Sure," said the blastoderm, and they went apart, each to his dunnage kit.
From The City of Numbered Days by Lynde, Francis
Stirling hitched his dunnage bag under his left arm and turned as he reached the quarter-deck.
From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry
Outdoor clothing and equipment, such as riding breeches, blankets, dunnage bags, and the like, may be rented at Giant Forest.
From Sequoia [California] National Park by United States. Dept. of the Interior
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