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kit bags

noun

plural of kit bag

as in backpacks

a soft-sided case designed for carrying belongings especially on the back a soldier's kit bag

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Recent Examples of kit bags Road closures have been seizing the country’s leafy capital, as vans disgorge military style kit bags and American personnel to match at top hotels. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026

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This year, our data showed kids’ apparel up 185 percent and backpacks up 130 percent by the end of July compared to June.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
Don’t leave these products in purses, backpacks, bedside tables, kitchen cabinets or other places children can access.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

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At Gatwick Airport, about 30 miles south of central London, passengers stretched out on the bare floor beside their suitcases.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
And don’t be like ME and forget that the cooler is in the back of the junk closet under the suitcases and filled with Christmas lights and batteries.

— Matt Piper, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

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