luggage
Bags and suitcases that you use to carry your clothes and things when you travel.
Bags, suitcases, and similar containers used to carry a person's belongings while traveling.
- Base: luggage
- Plural: luggage
carry-on luggage
1luggage taken into the cabin
Bags that you take with you into the plane or bus, instead of giving them to staff to put in the hold.
- My carry-on luggage fits under the seat in front of me.
- They strictly checked the size of all carry-on luggage at the gate.
checked luggage
1luggage carried in the hold
Luggage that you give to the airline or transport company so it travels in a separate part of the plane, bus, or train.
- You can have one bag of checked luggage included in your ticket.
- Her suitcase was too big and had to go as checked luggage.
excess luggage
1too much or too heavy luggage
Luggage that is heavier or more than the free amount you are allowed, so you must pay extra money.
- We had to pay for excess luggage at the airport.
- Pack light so you don't end up with excess luggage fees.
hand luggage
1small bags you keep with you
Small bags that you carry with you on a plane, train, or bus, not the bags you check in.
- You may place your hand luggage in the overhead locker.
- The airline allows one piece of hand luggage per passenger.
left luggage
1place to leave bags for a while
A service at a station or airport where you can leave your luggage for some time and pick it up later.
- We put our suitcases in the left luggage office and went to explore the city.
- There is no left luggage at this small station.
lost luggage
1luggage missing after a trip
Luggage that the airline or transport company cannot find after your journey.
- She filled out a form at the desk for her lost luggage.
- Travel insurance helped him replace items from his lost luggage.
luggage allowance
1amount of luggage you may take
The total weight or number of bags you are allowed to take on a trip without paying extra.
- Check your luggage allowance before you start packing.
- This ticket has a generous luggage allowance of two bags.
luggage carousel
1moving belt for arriving luggage
The moving belt at an airport where passengers wait to pick up their luggage.
- We waited at the luggage carousel for twenty minutes.
- The announcement told us that our bags would appear on luggage carousel number three.
luggage claim
1airport area to get your bags
The area in an airport where passengers go to get their luggage after a flight.
- Meet me at luggage claim after you land.
- There was a long line at luggage claim because several flights arrived at once.
luggage rack
1shelf for putting luggage on
A shelf or metal frame in a train, bus, or car where you put your luggage.
- He lifted his suitcase onto the luggage rack above the seats.
- There isn't much space on the luggage rack for large bags.
luggage tag
1label with your details on luggage
A small label that you attach to your luggage with your name and contact information.
- Write your phone number clearly on the luggage tag.
- The airline put a barcoded luggage tag on each suitcase.
luggage compartment
1storage space for luggage in vehicle
A special part of a car, bus, or train where luggage is stored.
- The luggage compartment at the back of the bus was already full.
- We loaded our suitcases into the luggage compartment at the back of the bus.
- Please place large items in the luggage compartment, not in the aisle.
- The train’s luggage compartments are located at the end of each carriage.
- Please make sure the luggage compartment is closed properly before we leave.