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baggage claim

American  
[bag-ij-klaym] / ˈbæg ɪdʒ kleɪm /

noun

  • baggage claims
    plural
  1. the designated area of an airport in which passengers can collect their previously checked luggage.


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At the time of the explosion, there were approximately 300 people in the vicinity of baggage claim, but there was no evidence to suggest any had been a target.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

Eastern time on Sunday, according to reports on social media, with travelers forced to navigate a wait for security screening that stretched through the baggage claim area.

From Barron's Mar. 22, 2026

Most of the same passengers stood up without assistance and bounded off toward the baggage claim.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 18, 2025

Those colorful tile mosaics that decorate the long corridors toward baggage claim in five terminals at Los Angeles International Airport?

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2025

We followed the signs pointing to the baggage claim area, where we expected to find Pa and Big Ma, and somewhere during all that running we began to laugh.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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