dunnage

American  

[duhn-ij] / ˈdʌn ɪdʒ /

noun

1. baggage or personal effects.

2. loose material laid beneath or wedged among objects carried by ship or rail to prevent injury from chafing or moisture, or to provide ventilation.

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verb (used with object)

dunnaged, dunnaging

1. to cover or pack with dunnage.

dunnage British  

/ ˈdʌnɪdʒ /

noun

1. loose material used for packing cargo

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Etymology

Origin of dunnage

1615–25; earlier dynnage; compare Anglo-Latin dennagium dunnage; of obscure origin

Example Sentences

Passengers groped about their staterooms in search of fur coats; the cooks burned hatch covers and dunnage in their stoves.

From Time Magazine Archive

But anybody who can tell a top carling from a garboard strake will want a copy of Spring Tides in his dunnage the next time he does a windward dozen.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was part of his possessions brought out in the dunnage bag from Antone's cigar store.

From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry

After staring at his unpacked dunnage and the tent, already half erected, he made up his mind with a muttered expression that consigned both Morton and the storekeeper to less pleasant places.

From The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories by Blackwood, Algernon

And with their dunnage we'll have to stow 'em like sardines, anyway.

From Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast by Munroe, Kirk