kitbag

English

Australian soldier with kitbag (1942)

Alternative forms

• kit bag, kit-bag

Etymology

From kit +‎ bag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪtbæɡ/

• Audio (UK):

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Noun

kitbag (plural kitbags)

1. (military, UK) A large cylindrical holdall.

   Synonym: (US, Australia) duffel bag

   • 1925, Ford Madox Ford, No More Parades, Penguin 2012 (Parade's End), p. 371:

     Besides, whilst he had been in hospital, practically the whole of his equipment had disappeared from his kitbag – including Sylvia's two pair of sheets! – and he had no money with which to get more.

   • 2022 March 4, Luke Harding, “Demoralised Russian soldiers tell of anger at being ‘duped’ into war”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Others have abandoned their vehicles and have set off back towards the Russian border on foot, lugging their weapons and kitbags, videos suggest.

Translations

large cylindrical holdall — see duffel bag

Further reading

• Duffel bag on Wikipedia.Wikipedia