steamer trunk
noun
: a trunk suitable for use in a stateroom of a steamer
especially
: a shallow trunk that may be stowed beneath a berth
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The company specialised in travel wardrobes and steamer trunks, built for ocean crossings and longer train journeys.
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Felix Bischof, theweek, 10 Oct. 2024
Winnie Ruth Judd's shocking Phoenix murder case Winnie Ruth Judd was accused of murder in 1931 after the bodies of two women were found in steamer trunks at a Los Angeles train station.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024
Vintage steamer trunks doubled as decor and a wardrobe, and in an ingenious design, another trunk opened to reveal a freezer stocked with complimentary beverages, including milk for tea or coffee and beer.
—Mazuba Kapambwe, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2024
These modern modes of transport required a handier way of conveying passengers’ possessions—hence the steamer trunk, the ultimate convenience for the earliest globetrotters and a direct precursor to our era’s ubiquitous four-wheeled suitcase.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
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Felix Bischof, theweek, 10 Oct. 2024
Winnie Ruth Judd's shocking Phoenix murder case Winnie Ruth Judd was accused of murder in 1931 after the bodies of two women were found in steamer trunks at a Los Angeles train station.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024
Vintage steamer trunks doubled as decor and a wardrobe, and in an ingenious design, another trunk opened to reveal a freezer stocked with complimentary beverages, including milk for tea or coffee and beer.
—Mazuba Kapambwe, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2024
These modern modes of transport required a handier way of conveying passengers’ possessions—hence the steamer trunk, the ultimate convenience for the earliest globetrotters and a direct precursor to our era’s ubiquitous four-wheeled suitcase.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Steamer trunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steamer%20trunk. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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