holdall

{{Short description|Large zippered bag with handles}}

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File:Wriggle House - Full-Grain Genuine leather Holdall Travel Bag.jpg

File:Deora Bodley, the youngest person aboard Flight 93 on 11 September 2001, has her gym bag on display from the wreckage of Flight 93 donated by her family at the CIA Museum.jpg gym bag, 2001]]

In American English, a gym bag or carryall and in British English a sports bag is a large bag made of cloth or leather typically with a rectangular base and a zippered opening at the top. Two handles enable the bag to be carried, and a (usually removable) strap lets the user support the bag on the shoulders.

In British English, a holdall (or occasionally hold-all) may be a similar bag but may often have wheels and possibly a telescopic handle. The term covers a wide variety of types of bag.

A gym bag is often misnamed a duffel bag. These misnamed "duffle bags" are cylindrical like a duffle bag, but zip open on the long, horizontal side, and have handles like a tote bag.