dispatch case
noun[C]
WORKPLACEukusathinrectangularcase, usedespeciallyforcarryingbusinessdocuments
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dispatch case
It boils around in our tent, filling my bed, getting in my ears, eyes, mouth and down my back, and seeping all over my papers in thedispatchcase.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Carrying thedispatchcase, which was something under a foot in length, he went into the bedroom.
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Maps and plans jealously guarded by us have disappeared, mydispatchcasehas been broken open.
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She closed herdispatchcasewith a snap and gave a glance at herself in the great mirror.
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A metaldispatchcasehe was carrying caught my face and, as you will see, cut it very badly.
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Perched upon the open lid of mydispatchcase, he would eye me with a determined expression there was no mistaking.
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We were very much impressed by this, and we imagined that thedispatchcasecontained dark secrets, such as the designs of the latest cruiser.
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Taking her writing-block and a pencil from herdispatchcase, she hastily scribbled a note.
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In one hand he carried adispatchcase.
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He opened his shabbydispatchcase, and showed it full of papers.
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