trunk

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 External links 1.4 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English trunke < Old French tronc (“‘alms box, tree trunk, headless body’”) < Latin truncus (“‘a stock, lopped tree trunk’”) < truncus (“‘cut off, maimed, mutilated’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /t(ʃ)ɹʌŋk/
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• Rhymes: -ʌŋk

[edit] Noun

trunk (plural trunks)

1. The (usually single) upright part of a tree, between the roots and the branches: the tree trunk.
2. A large suitcase, usually requiring two persons to lift and with a hinged lid.
3. The torso.
4. The extended and articulated nose or nasal organ of an elephant.
5. (US, automotive) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car.
6. (US, telecommunications) A circuit between telephone switchboards or other switching equipment.
7. a chute or conduit, or a watertight shaft connecting two or more decks.
8. (software engineering, jargon) in source controlled software projects: the most current source tree, out of which the latest unstable builds (so-called "trunk builds") are compiled from.
9. (transport) A main line in a river, canal, railroad, or highway system.

[edit] Synonyms

• (luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car): boot (UK, Aus)
• (upright part of a tree): tree trunk

[edit] Derived terms

• tree trunk

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• trunk in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• trunk in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

[edit] Adjective

trunk (not comparable)

1. (transport) Pertaining to a main line in a river, canal, railroad, or highway system.