trunks

trunk  (trngk)

n.

1.

a. The main woody axis of a tree.

b. Architecture The shaft of a column.

2.

a. The body of a human or animal excluding the head and limbs.

b. The thorax of an insect.

3. A proboscis, especially the long prehensile proboscis of an elephant.

4.

a. A main body, apart from tributaries or appendages.

b. The main stem of a blood vessel or nerve apart from the branches.

5. A trunk line.

6. A chute or conduit.

7. Nautical

a. A watertight shaft connecting two or more decks.

b. The housing for the centerboard of a vessel.

8. Nautical Any of certain structures projecting above part of a main deck, as:

a. A covering over the hatches of a ship.

b. An expansion chamber on a tanker.

c. A cabin on a small boat.

9.

a. A covered compartment for luggage and storage, generally at the rear of an automobile.

b. A large packing case or box that clasps shut, used as luggage or for storage.

10. trunks Shorts worn for swimming or other athletics.

---

[Middle English trunke, from Old French tronc, from Latin truncus; see ter-² in Indo-European roots.]

---

trunks [trʌŋks]

pl n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) Also called swimming trunks a man's garment worn for swimming, either fairly loose and extending from the waist to the thigh or briefer and close-fitting

2. (Clothing & Fashion) shorts worn for some sports

3. (Clothing & Fashion) Chiefly Brit men's underpants with legs that reach midthigh

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

trunks - trousers that end at or above the knee short pants, shorts Bermuda shorts, Jamaica shorts - short pants that end at the knee hot pants - skin-tight very short pants worn by young women as an outer garment lederhosen - leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in Bavaria trouser, pant - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers" plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

Translations

trunks [trʌŋks] NPL (also swimming or bathing trunks) → bañador m, slip m

---

trunks [ˈtrʌŋks] npl (also swimming trunks) → maillot pour homme)m de bain >

---

trunks [trʌŋks] npl (swimming or bathing) trunks → calzoncini mpl da bagno

---

trunks [trʌŋks] npl (swimming or bathing) trunks → calzoncini mpl da bagno

---

trunks → بنطلون قصير plavky badebukser Badehose σορτς bañador, trajes de baño uimahousut short de bain kupaće gaće calzoncini da bagno トランクス 남자 수영복 korte broek badebukse szorty calções de banho, sunga трусы badbyxor กางเกงว่ายน้ำชาย yüzücü şortu quần bơi của đàn ông 中继线