trunks

/ trʌŋks /

plural noun

1. Also calledswimming trunks 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. men's underpants with legs that reach midthigh

Example Sentences

Here you can swim some of the finest beaches Orange County has to offer, so pack your bikini and swim trunks.

From Los Angeles Times

The cleanup crew wanted to remove the blackened trunks and branches of the walnut trees, but Margaret told them no.

From Los Angeles Times

Construction vehicles dig whole tree trunks out of the shattered road and cart them away.

From BBC

This was swiftly followed on 6 August with a work depicting two elephants reaching for each other’s trunks, and three monkeys hanging from a railway bridge in Brick Lane, east London, on 7 August.

From BBC

The series began with a goat "perching" on a building in Kew, followed by two elephants reaching their trunks towards each other in Chelsea.

From BBC

Related Words

• bikini
• swimsuit