swimming trunks

noun

: special shorts that men and boys wear for swimming

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Meanwhile, Kaulitz paired gold knot earrings with light blue swimming trunks. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025 The video shows the father and son, both wearing swimming trunks, entering the pool area together. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026 The ceremony was held in a five-foot hot tub, with the bride wearing a bikini and the groom attired in swimming trunks and top hat. — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025 Daniel Craig left fans shaken and stirred in his first 007 film, as the dashing agent walks out of the water in nothing but a pair of short blue swimming trunks. — EW.com, 21 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for swimming trunks

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