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 See All Example Sentences for swimming trunks

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“Swimming trunks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swimming%20trunks. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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