- the main stem of a tree, as distinct from the branches and roots.
- a large, sturdy box or chest for holding or transporting clothes, personal effects, or other articles.
- a large compartment, usually in the rear of an automobile, in which luggage, a spare tire, and other articles may be kept.
- the body of a person or an animal excluding the head and limbs; torso.
- the part of a fish between the head and the anus.
- Architecture.
- the shaft of a column.
- the dado or die of a pedestal.
- the main channel, artery, or line in a river, railroad, highway, canal, or other tributary system.
- Telephony, Telegraphy.
- a telephone line or channel between two central offices or switching devices that is used in providing telephone connections between subscribers generally.
- a telegraph line or channel between two main or central offices.
- the main body of an artery, nerve, or the like, as distinct from its branches.
- trunks,
- brief shorts, loose-fitting or tight, worn by men chiefly for boxing, swimming, and track.
- trunk hose.
- the long, flexible, cylindrical nasal appendage of the elephant.
- Nautical.
- a large enclosed passage through the decks or bulkheads of a vessel, for cooling, ventilation, or the like.
- any of various watertight casings in a vessel, as the vertical one above the slot for a centerboard in the bottom of a boat.
- a conduit; shaft; chute.
- of, relating to, or noting a main channel or line, as of a railroad or river.
- the main stem of a tree, usually thick and upright, covered with bark and having branches at some distance from the ground
- a large strong case or box used to contain clothes and other personal effects when travelling and for storage
- the body excluding the head, neck, and limbs; torso
- the elongated prehensile nasal part of an elephant; proboscis
- an enclosed compartment of a car for holding luggage, etc, usually at the rear
- the main stem of a nerve, blood vessel, etc
- a watertight boxlike cover within a vessel with its top above the waterline, such as one used to enclose a centreboard
- an enclosed duct or passageway for ventilation, etc
- of or relating to a main road, railway, etc, in a network
