baggage
trunks, suitcases, etc., used in traveling; luggage.
the portable equipment of an army.
things that encumber one's freedom, progress, development, or adaptability; impediments: intellectual baggage that keeps one from thinking clearly; neurotic conflicts that arise from struggling with too much emotional baggage.
Archaic.
a worthless woman.
a prostitute or disreputable woman.
Often Disparaging. a pert, playful young woman or girl: a pretty baggage; a saucy baggage.
Origin of baggage
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How to use baggage in a sentence
The decision is part of the company’s aim to refocus on its core brand, an effort that has included ditching excess baggage like its Christmas Tree Shops stores and fixing its finances.
Pilots, flight attendants, baggage handlers and other workers got notices Thursday that they may be furloughed, Southwest said.
Southwest Airlines warns nearly 13% of workforce at risk of layoffs after punishing year for travel | kdunn6 | December 4, 2020 | FortuneWhen firefighters arrived, he said, they found that an Amtrak employee was in a golf cart “used to transport baggage” and was struck by a train.
Amtrak employee in golf cart struck by train at Union Station | Dana Hedgpeth | December 3, 2020 | Washington PostTo be clear, Westbrook brings his own baggage and his own massive contract to Washington.
Wizards’ deal of John Wall for Russell Westbrook is the right move, but packed with risk | Ben Golliver | December 3, 2020 | Washington PostAir travel requires strict adherence to baggage weight limitations, and backpacks and laptop bags used for going between work and home also have a finite capacity even before the toll of excess weight on your body is taken into account.
Best wireless earbuds: Five things to consider | PopSci Commerce Team | October 30, 2020 | Popular-Science
Other officials told reporters that searchers also spotted a life vest and baggage in the water.
They take home mental baggage unlike anything carried in almost every other job.
Any Outrage Out There for Ramos and Liu, Protesters? | Mike Barnicle | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“My parents split up around the time I started writing, which brought in a lot of emotional baggage,” Kiesza says.
The Making of Kiesza: From Navy Sharpshooter to Beauty Queen to Pop Diva | Marlow Stern | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere are all sorts of baggage around being a man, and being a woman.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt on Why He’s Exploring the Word ‘Feminism’ and Online Misogyny | Marlow Stern | September 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMuch of the baggage that Charles carries is universally known.
Imagining Prince Charles as King Makes All of Britain Wish They Could Leave Like Scotland | Clive Irving | September 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWell, if you do either lose baggage or want to buy a trunk already marked, deuced if I ain't the man to call on.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousAlthough the army was greatly demoralised during the retreat through Portugal, he never lost a single gun or baggage wagon.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonSoult's corps arrived without cannon or baggage, a mere armed rabble, and Ney's men jeered at the disorganised battalions.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonAfter her baggage is on the carriage, drive immediately to the house, and be certain all is ready there for her comfort.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyRobert occupied the abbeys of Biland and Rievaulx and divided the spoils of the English camp and the king's baggage.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. Murison
British Dictionary definitions for baggage
/ (ˈbæɡɪdʒ) /
suitcases, bags, etc, packed for a journey; luggage
mainly US and Canadian (as modifier): baggage car
an army's portable equipment
informal, old-fashioned
a pert young woman
an immoral woman or prostitute
Irish informal a cantankerous old woman
informal previous knowledge and experience that a person may use or be influenced by in new circumstances: cultural baggage
Origin of baggage
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