a man's garment worn for swimming, either fairly loose and extending from the waist to the thigh or briefer and close-fitting
2.
shorts worn for some sports
3. mainly British
men's underpants with legs that reach midthigh
Examples of 'trunks' in a sentence
trunks
I was walking behind and I thought, what a fine pair of legs, like tree trunks they were, and I was right!
Grace, C.L A SHRINE OF MURDERS
Get into your trunks, Bob, you'll take the first test dive with me.
Arthur, Robert THREE IN ONE
Word lists with
trunks
underwear
In other languages
trunks
British English: trunks /trʌŋks/ NOUN
Trunks are shorts that a man wears when he goes swimming.
American English: trunks
Arabic: سِرْوالُ سِبَاحَةٍ لِلرِجَال
Brazilian Portuguese: sunga
Chinese: 游泳裤
Croatian: kupaće gaće
Czech: plavky pánské
Danish: badebukser
Dutch: zwembroek
European Spanish: bañador
Finnish: uimahousut
French: short de bain
German: Badehose
Greek: σορτς
Italian: calzoncini da bagno
Japanese: トランクス
Korean: 남자 수영복
Norwegian: badebukse
Polish: kąpielówki
European Portuguese: calções de banho
Romanian: chiloți de baie
Russian: трусы
Latin American Spanish: trajes de baño
Swedish: badbyxor
Thai: กางเกงว่ายน้ำชาย
Turkish: yüzücü şortu
Ukrainian: шорти
Vietnamese: quần bơi của đàn ông
All related terms of 'trunks'
trunk
The trunk of a tree is the large main stem from which the branches grow.
boot
Boots are shoes that cover your whole foot and the lower part of your leg.
luggage boot
a strong outer covering for the foot; shoe that extends above the ankle , often to the knee
bathing trunks
Bathing trunks are shorts that a man wears when he goes swimming .
swimming trunks
Swimming trunks are the shorts that a man wears when he goes swimming.
tree trunk
A tree trunk is the wide central part of a tree, from which the branches grow .
cabin trunk
a large trunk specially designed to be used on journeys , and often having large handles at either end to make it easy to move
Saratoga trunk
a large travelling trunk with a rounded top
wardrobe trunk
a large upright rectangular travelling case, usually opening longitudinally, with one side having a hanging rail , the other having drawers or compartments