Trunk

Meaning

Noun

●

Part of a body.

The usually

,

part of a

, between the

and the branches.

The torso.

●

In Animal body parts & Elephants:

Part of a body.

The

,

, nose-like

of an

such as a

, a

or especially an

. The

of various

s might be

to

and

,

the

, or be

,

the

, or be a

for

,

,

and

the

.

●

A container.

A large

,

, or

for

or

personal

, usually with a

, often

, and

at each end, so that

it

two

to

a

trunk.

A

or

usually

with

,

, or

, or sometimes

,

, or

, for

or

es or other goods.

●

In American English, Canadian English, Automotive & Auto parts:

A container.

The

of a sedan/saloon-style car.

●

In Automotive:

A container.

A

behind the

of a motorcycle.

●

In American English & Telecommunications:

A

for

of some kind.

A

between

or other

equipment.

●

A

for

of some kind.

A

or

, or a

two or more decks.

A long, large

,

, or

,

or

, for various

,

to a

or to a

, water to a

,

to an

, etc.

A long

through which

of

,

, etc; are

by the

of the

. A

hooter

●

In Mining:

A

for

of some kind.

A

or

in which

are

from the

in which they are contained.

●

In Software engineering & Trees:

In

under

: the most current

, from which the

(so-called "trunk

") are compiled.

●

In Transport:

The

or body of anything.

A

in a

,

,

, or

system.

●

In Architecture:

The

or body of anything.

The part of a

between the

and

,

to the

of a column.

●

The

or body of anything.

●

A large

the

of a

, of

to

one

the

to be

to the

, and the

to

within the

to the

, thus making the

more compact.

●

In Elephants:

Short for

trunks.

Verb

●

To

; to

; to truncate.

●

In Mining:

To

(ores) from the

in which they are

,

a trunk.

●

In Telecommunications:

To provide

network access to

by

a set of

,

,

, or frequencies.

Name

●

A

from German.

Sourced from

Origin

trunk

English

trunke

Middle English (1100-1500)

tronc

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

truncus

Latin

Sourced from

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