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.

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

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trunks

Noun, pl

shorts worn by a man for swimming

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 trunks) → bañador m

trunks [trʌŋks] npl (also: swimming trunks) → calzoncini mpl da bagno