footlocker

noun

Definition of footlockernext
as in crate

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Recent Examples of footlocker His camp trunk, a traveling footlocker, now rests in the Smithsonian. — Cynthia Greenlee, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023 The tiny homes themselves come equipped with a bed, sleeping bag, pillows, a footlocker, towels, lighting, electronics charging station, and a heater. — oregonlive, 20 Nov. 2022 In the summer of 2011, Allen and her husband forced Ame Deal to get into a small footlocker in their garage that was not air conditioned during a sweltering July night. — Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2022 In 2002, he was found inside a footlocker that had been set on fire. — Fox News, 11 July 2022 See All Example Sentences for footlocker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for footlocker
  1. crate
  2. strongbox
  3. trunk
  4. locker
  5. lockbox
  6. carton
  7. chest
  8. sea chest
Noun
  • Between food, toys, treats, beds, crates and more, shopping for pets can get expensive.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The crates of scented rose petals littering the studio help too.
    — Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of crate
Noun
  • The strongbox, which is painted with flowers and birds, has a false keyhole on the front; the real keyhole is hidden underneath a bolt on its lid.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Excusing those two flickers of broken hegemony, the WSL’s highest echelon has been an unassailable strongbox, a figment of the rest of the table’s imagination.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Definition of strongbox
Noun
  • Following press and buyer appointments at The Plaza on Wednesday, the inaugural gowns will embark on a national trunk show tour that starts right across the street at Bergdorf Goodman.
    — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • But, starting in the nineteen-eighties, dendrochronologists—who study growth rings in the trunks of trees and link them to calendar years—made a puzzling discovery.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of trunk
Noun
  • Barron still checks in with his hometown friends from his locker in Denver, Broncos tight end Evan Engram said.
    — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The library also features a book locker, the first of its kind in the Sacramento Public Library system.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of locker
Noun
  • Back in present day, John has managed to exhume Hal’s body and retrieve the decommissioned power ring, awakening the Halogram to get his help opening the lockbox in the storage unit.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Electrical equipment and crucial wiring was also found in disrepair, while a lockbox meant to hold keys for emergency first responders to easily access the facility was left empty.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of lockbox
Noun
  • This latest group of founders stands on the shoulders of giants from the noughties like Spotify, Klarna, and Skype, who themselves took inspiration from the postwar design empires of IKEA, H&M and Tetra Pak (modernizer of the milk carton).
    — Jan Larsson, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The heavy-duty double-wall carton and dense foam inserts held the power station securely in place.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of carton
Noun
  • He was shot in the chest by an Army police officer and is now paralyzed.
    — Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In May, Tennessee officials stabbed Tony Carruthers with needles and a scalpel for more than an hour while blood streamed down his chest.
    — Maya Foa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of chest
Noun
  • Upgrades have been made to all aircraft launch and recovery equipment, while the carrier's hull, including sea chests and freeboard, has been painted.
    — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 11 May 2026
  • The crack formed on a spot where two pieces were welded together and was hidden behind a sea chest that houses a fire pump, which is part of an onboard sprinkler system.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2017
Definition of sea chest

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“Footlocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footlocker. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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