port

noun [C] (BAG)

/pɔːt/

/pɔːrt/ Australian English

Definition

› a case or bagContainers for carrying personal possessions

(Definition of port noun (BAG) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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attaché case noun
backpack noun
baggage noun (BAGS)
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bumbag noun
excess baggage noun
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holdall noun
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