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suitcase

UK/ˈs(j)uːtkeɪs/US/ˈsutkeɪs/
nounA2+Very common — you will meet it every day · #2,018 of 15,258leans spoken

Other forms: suitcases

A suitcase is the rigid case, usually on small wheels, that you pack clothes into for a journey. Pack a suitcase, a hard suitcase, drag the suitcase.

Modern ones have four spinner wheels and a telescopic handle; hard-shell and soft-shell are the two families. Cabin bag or carry-on is the size allowed on board, and hold luggage goes underneath. Note that the name comes from a case sized to hold a folded suit — one suit, laid flat — which is exactly what the original object was for, and nothing like what anybody now puts in one.

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Definitions of suitcase

  1. 1nounsuitcaseA rigid case for carrying clothes on a journey.A2+

    “The suitcase came round the belt with one wheel missing.”

suitcase is a travelling case.

Where it comes from

From suit + case.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Travel & Transport, Containers & Packaging

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suitcase in the wild

  • Neither the United States nor the Soviet Union have ever made public the existence or development of weapons small enough to fit into a normal-sized suitcase or briefcase.

    Suitcase nuclear device

  • The Maletinazo, Valijagate, or suitcase scandal was a 2007 scandal involving Venezuela and Argentina, souring friendship between the countries.

    Suitcase scandal

  • The Mazda Suitcase Car was a prototype suitcase vehicle created in 1991 by the Mazda company.

    Mazda Suitcase Car

  • The suitcase opened up to reveal a functioning three-wheeled gasoline-powered vehicle with working lights.

    Mazda Suitcase Car

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.