Trunk


noun
1.
the main stem of a tree, as distinct from the branches and roots.
2.
a large, sturdy box or chest for holding or transporting clothes, personal effects, or other articles.
3.
a large compartment, usually in the rear of an automobile, in which luggage, a spare tire, and other articles may be kept.
4.
the body of a person or an animal excluding the head and limbs; torso.
5.
Ichthyology. the part of a fish between the head and the anus.
6.
Architecture.

the shaft of a column.
the dado or die of a pedestal.

7.
the main channel, artery, or line in a river, railroad, highway, canal, or other tributary system.
8.
Telephony, Telegraphy.

a telephone line or channel between two central offices or switching devices that is used in providing telephone connections between subscribers generally.
a telegraph line or channel between two main or central offices.

9.
Anatomy. the main body of an artery, nerve, or the like, as distinct from its branches.
10.
trunks.

brief shorts, loose-fitting or tight, worn by men chiefly for boxing, swimming, and track.
Obsolete. trunk hose.

11.
the long, flexible, cylindrical nasal appendage of the elephant.
12.
Nautical.

a large enclosed passage through the decks or bulkheads of a vessel, for cooling, ventilation, or the like.
any of various watertight casings in a vessel, as the vertical one above the slot for a centerboard in the bottom of a boat.

13.
a conduit; shaft; chute.
adjective
14.
of, relating to, or noting a main channel or line, as of a railroad or river.
noun
1.
the main stem of a tree, usually thick and upright, covered with bark and having branches at some distance from the ground
2.
a large strong case or box used to contain clothes and other personal effects when travelling and for storage
3.
(anatomy) the body excluding the head, neck, and limbs; torso
4.
the elongated prehensile nasal part of an elephant; proboscis
5.
(US & Canadian) Also called (Brit, Austral., NZ, and South African) boot. an enclosed compartment of a car for holding luggage, etc, usually at the rear
6.
(anatomy) the main stem of a nerve, blood vessel, etc
7.
(nautical) a watertight boxlike cover within a vessel with its top above the waterline, such as one used to enclose a centreboard
8.
an enclosed duct or passageway for ventilation, etc
9.
(modifier) of or relating to a main road, railway, etc, in a network: a trunk line

trunk (trŭngk)
n.

The body excluding the head and limbs.

The main stem of a blood vessel or nerve apart from the branches.

A large collecting lymphatic vessel.

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