duffel bag

noun

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: a soft oblong bag for personal belongings

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Birchmore was found dead in her Canton apartment with a duffel bag strap around her neck in February 2021. — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026 Investigators at some point recovered the duffel bag, finding Powlis’ DNA on it, as well as on Panetti’s body, Gilberti said. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026 The massive, custom 3-foot-long leather duffel bag was created specifically as a prop for the movie. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026 The whole tent deflates rapidly and packs into an accompanying duffel bag measuring 32 x 22 x 16 in (80 x 55 x 40 cm). — New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for duffel bag

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First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of duffel bag was in 1903

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duffel bag

noun
: a soft oblong bag for personal belongings

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