"clothes bag" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clothes bags [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} clothes bag (plural clothes bags)
  1. A sturdy bag for carrying and storing personal belongings, particularly those of military and naval personnel Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-clothes_bag-en-noun-xmCc2630 Disambiguation of Clothing: 46 54
  2. A protective bag for transporting garments hung on a hanger Categories (topical): Bags, Clothing Synonyms (protective bag for garments on a hanger): garment bag
    Sense id: en-clothes_bag-en-noun-rSQioRzT Disambiguation of Bags: 36 64 Disambiguation of Clothing: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 31 69 Disambiguation of 'protective bag for garments on a hanger': 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: clothesbag, clothes-bag

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