dunnage

American  

[duhn-ij] / ˈdʌn ɪdʒ /

noun

1. baggage or personal effects.

2. loose material laid beneath or wedged among objects carried by ship or rail to prevent injury from chafing or moisture, or to provide ventilation.

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verb (used with object)

dunnaged, dunnaging

1. to cover or pack with dunnage.

dunnage British  

/ ˈdʌnɪdʒ /

noun

1. loose material used for packing cargo

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Etymology

Origin of dunnage

1615–25; earlier dynnage; compare Anglo-Latin dennagium dunnage; of obscure origin

Example Sentences

Passengers groped about their staterooms in search of fur coats; the cooks burned hatch covers and dunnage in their stoves.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

And with their dunnage we'll have to stow 'em like sardines, anyway.

From Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast by Munroe, Kirk

The afternoon hours dragged slowly along, but at last the evening mess was over, and they quickly gathered their dunnage, starting for the New York boat with light and happy hearts.

From The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy by Patchin, Frank Gee

Then, of course, they took their knapsacks, and both boys sent for dunnage bags of stout canvas.

From Boy Scouts in Glacier Park The Adventures of Two Young Easterners in the Heart of the High Rockies by Eaton, Walter Prichard