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trunk

/tɹʌŋk/ nom B2

En français : tronc, trompe, malle, coffre

  1. The usually single, more or less upright part of a tree, between the roots and the branches.
  2. The torso; especially, the human torso.
  3. The conspicuously extended, mobile, nose-like organ of an animal such as a sengi, a tapir or especially an elephant. The trunks of various kinds of animals might be adapted to probing and sniffing, as in the sengis, or be partly prehensile, as in the tapir, or be a versatile prehensile organ for manipulation, feeding, drinking and fighting as in the elephant.
  4. A large suitcase, chest, or similar receptacle for carrying or storing personal possessions, usually with a hinged, often domed lid, and handles at each end, so that generally it takes two persons to carry a full trunk.
  5. A box or chest usually covered with leather, metal, or cloth, or sometimes made of leather, hide, or metal, for holding or transporting clothes or other goods.
  6. The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon-style car. (US)
  7. A storage compartment fitted behind the seat of a motorcycle.
  8. A major circuit between telephone switchboards or other switching equipment. (US)

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“Then, in these trunks——”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 589 · C1
It is a most tremendous monster, like a great spider, with a body as big as an elephant and legs as long as a tree trunk.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 135 · B2
He fastened it together with wooden pegs and made the four wheels out of short pieces of a big tree trunk.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 54 · B2
A WILD BOAR stood under a tree and rubbed his tusks against the trunk.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 39 · B2

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