duffel bag

noun

Synonyms of duffel bagnext
: a soft oblong bag for personal belongings

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Schlepping a duffel bag through meandering corridors of an airport terminal is quite a workout. — Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2026 Chetal gifted a Lamborghini to his parents and hid a duffel bag filled with $500,000 in cash in their laundry machine. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026 One of the rescuers gets close to the canine and takes him into his arms before placing him in a duffel bag. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 Surveillance footage shows Ruis snatching the $275 bauble, which was attached to a $3,500 Alo Odyssey duffel bag, and wrapping it in a tissue before stuffing it into his pocket, according to a criminal complaint and law enforcement sources. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for duffel bag

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of duffel bag was in 1903

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“Duffel bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duffel%20bag. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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duffel bag

noun
: a soft oblong bag for personal belongings

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