1. a small trunk or chest, typically used for storing personal belongings, especially by soldiers or students in dormitories
Usage: common in military and school contexts

Examples

• The soldier stored his uniforms and personal items in a footlocker at the end of his bunk.
• She kept her winter clothes in a footlocker under her dorm room bed.
• The footlocker was painted olive green and had the soldier's name stenciled on the front.
• He opened his footlocker to retrieve his dress shoes for the ceremony.
• The camp provided each camper with a footlocker for their belongings.
• Footlockers lined the barracks, each one neatly organized and labeled.