Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Duffel bag \Duffel bag\ A sack to hold miscellaneous articles, as tools, supplies, or the like.
Wiktionary
alt. A large, cylindrical, duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear, especially by soldiers. n. A large, cylindrical, duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear, especially by soldiers.
WordNet
n. a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings [syn: duffle bag, duffel, duffle]
Wikipedia
A duffel bag (duffle bag, kit bag or gym bag) is a large cylindrical bag made of cloth (or other fabric) with a drawstring closure at the top.
The name comes from Duffel, a town in Belgium where the thick cloth used to make the bag originated. More recently, a duffel bag typically refers to the specific style of bag, though the phrase may also be used to refer to any large generic holdall or a bag made of thick fabric.
It is often used as luggage or to carry sports equipment by people who travel in the outdoors. Duffel bags are also often used by military personnel; when used by sailors or marines they are sometimes called seabags.
Usage examples of "duffel bag".
He expects that they will saddle him with a duffel bag and send him down to the bus terminal to fend for himself, but instead a car comes to get him.
They searched every living quarter, every wardrobe and cupboard, every case and duffel bag, every nook and cranny, and they found nothing.
She picked up her duffel bag and started walking away from the high school, up the hill toward the tent she&rsquo.
The second thing he saw was his duffel bag disappearing under his bed to join the man who had been stealing it, who had dived for a hiding place when he heard the key turning in the lock.
I also took a second canvas duffel bag, folded and placed inside the first.
He set the ancient brown duffel bag on the seat beside him and searched inside.
I checked ill, found my second-floor room, and put my duffel bag on the bed.