suitcase

noun

suit·​case ˈsüt-ˌkās How to pronounce suitcase (audio)
: a portable case designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles

Examples of suitcase in a Sentence

She packed her suitcases the night before she left. it'll be much easier to carry a backpack than to lug that suitcase all over the place
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Be warned, though: make some extra room in your suitcase for souvenirs, because this little city has a whole lot to offer. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024 In 2015, the Saudi prince Abdel Mohsen bin Walid bin Abdulaziz was arrested, along with four other Saudis, at Beirut’s airport after attempting to load forty suitcases filled with captagon, and a little cocaine, onto a private plane bound for Riyadh. Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 The waitress eventually flees, carrying a large suitcase. Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2024 Choose the right suitcase Pack wine or spirits in a hard-sided spinning suitcase rather than a soft-sided bag or duffel—the more durable the better. Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for suitcase 

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of suitcase was in 1873

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“Suitcase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suitcase. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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suitcase

noun
suit·​case ˈsüt-ˌkās How to pronounce suitcase (audio)
: a portable case designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles

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