suitcase
Americannoun
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suitcases
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of suitcase
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Explanation
A suitcase is a piece of luggage that usually has a handle. If you're going on a week-long vacation, you should probably pack a suitcase to bring with you. Don't forget your toothbrush! If your suitcase is large enough, you'll have to check it when you fly on an airplane — you can carry only small suitcases into the cabin of the plane. These days most suitcases have wheels so you can roll them along behind you as you walk through a bus station or down the sidewalk. The earliest suitcases were sewn from wool, linen, or leather, often covering a wooden frame. Today, most suitcases are made of nylon or lightweight metal.
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The suitcase the clothes contained and the letter Burton sent his sister are among a stash of Welsh memorabilia up for auction on Thursday.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Opening a suitcase abroad might release the telltale sulfurous belch of home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
"I arrived like so many others: a suitcase full of dreams and fears," he wrote in June 2025 in one of his columns for the newspaper La Presse.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
It seems unlikely that the coiffed and polished Harp would freely choose to forgo a real suitcase in order to carry an oversized sack like a disorganized college kid.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
She dropped the suitcase and the crutch, threw her arms around me, and kissed me.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
A sold-out, four-night extravaganza, it is a passion project that begins long before the suitcases come out with holiday merch, the tackier the better.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Dima described scenes of "girls, boys, parents, grandmothers" walking down the streets of the red zone carrying suitcases and bags, returning to their flats to see what they could retrieve.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Here are some key things to consider before you pack the suitcases.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
My life, too unconventional for a husband and kids, would be lived out of suitcases, a dog-eared passport forever in my back pocket.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
Phyllis hands the record to Suesetta and asks, “Whose suitcases are those?”
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
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