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suitcase

[soot-keys]

noun

  1. a usually rectangular piece of luggage especially for carrying clothes while traveling.



suitcase

/ ˈsjuːt-, ˈsuːtˌkeɪs /

noun

  1. a portable rectangular travelling case, usually stiffened, for carrying clothing, etc

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of suitcase1

First recorded in 1900–05; suit + case 2
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Idioms and Phrases

see live out (of a suitcase).
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The brothers and other volunteers then spotted a pile of suitcases and went to move them.

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They had been living out of suitcases since the end of October, when court hearings began.

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Determined to avoid baggage fees for his holiday to Pisa, Benjamin Till trawled several different shops armed with a tape measure in search of the right suitcase.

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Nearby residents told us they sometimes find looted suitcases among the ruins that have been stolen from holidaymakers.

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Border Force officers at the airport found vacuum-packed cannabis stored across four suitcases they transported from Bangkok to Essex.

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