Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see elephant, trunk. / (astronomy) An extended pillar-like mass of interstellar gas and dust found near a massive star.

plural of elephant trunk

plural of trunk line

(rail transport) A main railway line which usually forms the backbone of a rail network. / The main line of a canal, from which other sections diverge.

plural of trunk sleeve

(historical) A sleeve, in clothing, with the upper part puffed.

(now historical) Synonym of trunkhose

(anatomy) An artery that arises from the right ventricle of the heart and branches into the right and left pulmonary arteries.

Synonym of brachiocephalic artery

plural of sympathetic trunk