trunk
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[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
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trunk (plural trunks)
- The (usually single) upright part of a tree, between the roots and the branches: the tree trunk.
- A large suitcase, usually requiring two persons to lift and with a hinged lid.
- The torso.
- The extended and articulated nose or nasal organ of an elephant.
- (US, automotive) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car.
- (US, telecommunications) A circuit between telephone switchboards or other switching equipment.
- a chute or conduit, or a watertight shaft connecting two or more decks.
- (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.
- (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
[edit] Translations
tree trunk
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large suitcase or chest
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torso — see torso
extended nasal organ of an elephant
luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car
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telecommunications line
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swimming trunks — see swimming trunks
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[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)
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- (transport) Pertaining to a main line in a river, canal, railroad, or highway system.