- plural of trunk.
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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These rings are somewhat similar to the annual rings found in tree trunks.
From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026
Fragments of bags, clothes, and a melted shoe lie half-buried in the charred earth at the site, alongside dead trees with burned trunks.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
“Each time the museum records the humidity or hears the water inside the trunks we can talk about the heartbeat of a tree,” says Anadol, with obvious delight.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
"My legs, they just feel like trunks, tree trunks," he told the BBC.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Coconut trees fringed the beach, their wiry trunks twisted like swaying cobras.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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