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footlocker

American  
[foot-lok-er] / ˈfʊtˌlɒk ər /

noun

  1. a small trunk designed to be kept at the foot of a bed, especially to contain a soldier's personal effects.


Etymology

Origin of footlocker

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45; foot + locker

Example Sentences

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Urrea’s mother, Phyllis Irene McLaughlin de Urrea, had served in World War II as a volunteer with the American Red Cross and still possessed her Army-issued footlocker.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023

When she was a child, Tammone found Glass’ footlocker from Hollywood and remembered analyzing her mother’s old greasepaint, the sticky makeup oily to the touch.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2019

He arrived with a footlocker full of books and found that bookstores in South Korea were surprisingly great resources.

From Washington Times • Feb. 22, 2017

He left Vietnam, placed the trophies in a footlocker, and later in a wooden box, and put them away.

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2015

“I found it lying on a curb in my neighborhood a couple years ago,” he said of the couch as he worked on setting up my PlayStation 2 on top of his footlocker.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green

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