luggage

/ˈlʌgɪdʒ/
/ˈlʌgɪdʒ/
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Other forms: luggages

Luggage is anything you use to carry your things with you on a trip. If you're backpacking across Asia, your only luggage is the pack on your back.

Suitcases are luggage, and if you pack a trunk full of gifts to bring your family in India, that's luggage too. When you arrive at an airport after a flight, you might have to wait a while to pick up your checked luggage. Luggage comes from lug, or "drag," the way you sometimes have to lug your luggage onto a train or bus.

Definitions of luggage
  1. noun
    cases used to carry belongings when traveling
    synonyms: baggage
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    bag, grip, suitcase, traveling bag, travelling bag
    a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
    dressing case
    a small piece of luggage for carrying brushes and bottles and toilet articles while traveling
    hand luggage
    luggage that is light enough to be carried by hand
    hat box, hatbox
    a round piece of luggage for carrying hats
    imperial
    a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach
    satchel
    luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap
    trunk
    luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage
    carpetbag
    traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century
    footlocker, locker
    a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks)
    garment bag
    a suitcase that unfolds to be hung up
    gripsack
    a small suitcase
    overnight bag, overnight case, overnighter
    a small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for staying overnight
    Gladstone, Gladstone bag, portmanteau
    a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
    weekender
    a small suitcase to carry clothing and accessories for a weekend trip
    type of:
    case
    a portable container for carrying several objects
Pronunciation
US
/ˈlʌgɪdʒ/
UK
/ˈlʌgɪdʒ/
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