duffel bag

noun

: a soft oblong bag for personal belongings

Examples of duffel bag in a Sentence

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The point of their rendezvous is for Frank to bring Rick a duffel bag with … something in there, but Rick asks his buddy to keep the next night open, too, just in case. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025 But who should show up but her former husband, over from Delaware’s Eastern Shore for the weekend’s nuptial events, lugging a duffel bag and pet carrier. Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Feb. 2025 Kato Kaelin, who was staying at OJ’s guesthouse at the time of the murders, recalls trying to help OJ load several bags into a limo en route to the airport to fly to Chicago for a corporate golf outing, but that OJ was insistent that Kaelin stay away from a small duffel bag. Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025 Nowadays, there are brands that offer incredibly aesthetic designs that make color coordinating your carry-on, duffel bag and backpack all the more enticing. Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for duffel bag

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of duffel bag was in 1917

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“Duffel bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duffel%20bag. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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duffel bag

noun
: a soft oblong bag for personal belongings

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