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steamer trunk

American  

noun

  1. a rectangular traveling trunk low enough to slide under a bunk on a ship.


Etymology

Origin of steamer trunk

First recorded in 1890–95

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As she happily concedes, Ms. Prose takes enough liberties to fill Andersen’s steamer trunk.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

At first, she is welcomed there, but the unbearable secrets of her past — symbolized by the mysterious steamer trunk she lugs with her — threaten her new life.

From New York Times Mar. 1, 2023

He carried my antique steamer trunk up four flights of stairs when I moved to New York City on my 23rd birthday.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2022

A year ago, the hotel and other Cerro Gordo structures were explored in an episode of the TV show Ghost Adventures that focused on two children who died after being trapped in a steamer trunk.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2020

He had brought them to the hospital in a steamer trunk.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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