carrier bag

noun

1. a large paper or plastic bag for carrying shopping

Example Sentences

Unfortunately, one passenger really couldn't wait so had to "have a wee in a carrier bag".

From BBC

Clean Our Patch Community Interest Company said volunteers found the items hidden in a pillowcase in a carrier bag near the former railway depot at Laira in Plymouth on Wednesday.

From BBC

The scheme would be similar to the current charges in place for single-use carrier bags, and consumers would be encouraged to use reusable cups.

From BBC

And his selection of vintage carrier bags is a memory palace of lost shops.

From BBC

It also builds on previous research suggesting that some products labelled as biodegradable, including carrier bags, do not disintegrate after as much as three years in the environment.

From Science Daily