duffel bag

noun

A large, cylindrical, duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear, especially by soldiers.

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kitbagduffle bagduffelduffle
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Meanings

nounduffel bag (plural duffel bags)

plural duffel bags · alternative duffle bag

  1. AustraliaUSoftengovernmentA large, cylindrical, duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear, especially by soldiers.

    Synonyms: kitbag

  2. UKA smaller, cylindrical, cloth bag fashionable in the 1950s and 1960s.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA large, cylindrical, duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear, especially by soldiers.

Similar
kitbag

More synonyms by meaning

nouna large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings

Similar
duffle bagduffelduffle
Broader
drawstring bag
Also see
duffel

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

After the Belgian town of Duffel, which produced the thick cloth from which early duffel bags were made.

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Translations

Estonian õlapaun
  • õlapaunlarge duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
Finnish merimiessäkki
  • merimiessäkkilarge duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
French sac de sport, sac de toile
  • sac de sportlarge duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
  • sac de toilelarge duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
German Reisetasche
  • Reisetaschelarge duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
Greek λουκάνικο
  • λουκάνικο (loukániko)large duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
Hebrew קִיטְבֶּג, שַׂק חֲפָצִים
  • קִיטְבֶּג (kítbeg)large duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
  • שַׂק חֲפָצִים (sak khafátzim)large duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
Hungarian málhazsák, táska
  • málhazsáklarge duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
  • táskalarge duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
Irish mála trealaimh
  • mála trealaimhlarge duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
Italian borsone, borsa da viaggio
  • borsonelarge duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
  • borsa da viaggiolarge duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
Japanese ダッフルバッグ, 雑嚢
  • ダッフルバッグ (daffuru baggu)large duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
  • 雑嚢 (zatsunō)large duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
Korean 더플백
  • 더플백 (deopeulbaek)large duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
Lithuanian daiktamaišis
  • daiktamaišislarge duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
Polish torba na ramię
  • torba na ramięlarge duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
Russian вещево́й мешо́к, вещмешо́к
  • вещево́й мешо́к (veščevój mešók)large duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
  • вещмешо́к (veščmešók)large duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
Spanish petate, talega
  • petatelarge duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
  • talegalarge duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
  • talegolarge duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
  • bolsa gusanolarge duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
Ukrainian речови́й мішо́к, речмішо́к
  • речови́й мішо́к (rečovýj mišók)large duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
  • речмішо́к (rečmišók)large duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear
Cite this entry
APA

duffel bag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duffel%20bag

MLA

“duffel bag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duffel%20bag. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “duffel bag,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duffel%20bag.

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