steamer trunk
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of steamer trunk
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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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
When Adelaide Henry sets out in 1915 to homestead on a bare-bones Montana acreage, she’s toting a loosely shackled steamer trunk that barely restrains a fitful demon.
From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 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
Front and center is the steamer trunk that Rachmeil Shapiro brought with him in 1905 as he journeyed from Russia to Germany to Galveston, Texas.
From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2021
It was a big old steamer trunk latched with a giant rusting padlock.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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