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soute

hold

noun SOOT Rare
Travel & Places Transportation

Also means

cargo bay

Usage Note

Soute refers to a storage compartment on a ship or aircraft, such as the luggage hold of a plane (la soute à bagages). On a ship it can store fuel or cargo. The word is less common in everyday speech but essential in travel and naval contexts.

Examples

"Mes bagages sont dans la soute."

Natural Translation

My luggage is in the hold.

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