🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

बैरेक बैग

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bairēk baig

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Barracks-bag/ˈbær.əks.bæɡ/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"उसने अपना बैरेक बैग सैनिकों के सामान से भर दिया।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A large, sturdy cylindrical canvas bag used by military personnel to carry personal belongings, equipment, or laundry.

    "He packed his uniform and extra boots tightly into his barracks-bag before deployment."
  2. 2

    A duffel bag of traditional military design utilized for general heavy-duty traveling or storage.

    "She stored her winter blankets inside an old surplus barracks-bag in the attic."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Combining 'barracks', originating from the Spanish 'barraca' via Old Italian and French, referring to a building for lodging soldiers, with 'bag', derived from Old Norse 'baggi'. The term emerged in the late 19th or early 20th century within military terminology to specifically designate a durable canvas sack used by service members for personal gear and laundry.

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