trunks
Britishplural noun
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Also called: swimming trunks. a man's garment worn for swimming, either fairly loose and extending from the waist to the thigh or briefer and close-fitting
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shorts worn for some sports
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men's underpants with legs that reach midthigh
Example Sentences
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He dined with his fellow jurors including Demi Moore and Chloé Zhao among the decorations of cinema memorabilia, including the boxing trunks worn by Robert De Niro in “Raging Bull.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
"My legs, they just feel like trunks, tree trunks," he told the BBC.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Kicking off the start of the Formula 1 season in 2026, Louis Vuitton is displaying trophy trunks at every Grand Prix ceremony this year.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
We passed mountains of trunks and branches, piled high.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Those submerged trunks and branches gave us our most hazardous work because the nets constantly got caught and tangled in them.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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