kit bag

Or kitbag

noun

1. a small bag or knapsack, as for a soldier.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kit bag¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

She stows a small knitted figurine of legendary England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson, made for her by a friend's grandmother when Aldcroft was a teenager, in her kit bag for every game.

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By lunchtime, black kit bags, wreckage and the remains of 24 of the 30 people aboard the plane had been reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean and brought ashore in Gabon.

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Biologist Sarah Kienle grabs a large sample jar from the kit bag and leans over the side to scoop some up.

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In the boot of his car, next to his kit bag, was another holdall.

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We chat backstage at the Latitude festival, where her dressing room contains a single white sofa, one small mirror and kit bag containing her stage outfit.

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