swimming trunks

noun

: special shorts that men and boys wear for swimming

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What the Security Cameras Captured The video shows the father and son, both wearing swimming trunks, entering the pool area together. Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026 The video shows the father and son, both wearing swimming trunks, entering the pool area together. Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, Kaulitz paired gold knot earrings with light blue swimming trunks. Lara Walsh, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025 There was also a tingling feeling as a heroic stranger, a quick-thinking nurse, used the drawstring from some swimming trunks to create an improvised tourniquet. Boyce Upholt, Southern Living, 19 Nov. 2025 One photograph shows Truman treading the waters of Delaware Bay during a 1946 vacation cruise to Bermuda, wearing swimming trunks and enjoying the warm water. Monty Davis, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025 In the footage, the brothers took turns leaping into the water from a dock while wearing just swimming trunks, presumably from Vuori, as Dylan made sure to mention the brand in a hashtag in his caption and tag in the video. Angel Saunders, People.com, 2 July 2025 Daniel Craig left fans shaken and stirred in his first 007 film, as the dashing agent walks out of the water in nothing but a pair of short blue swimming trunks. EW.com, 21 June 2025 The ceremony was held in a five-foot hot tub, with the bride wearing a bikini and the groom attired in swimming trunks and top hat. Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025

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“Swimming trunks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swimming%20trunks. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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