left-luggage office

American  

[left-luhg-ij] / ˈlɛftˈlʌg ɪdʒ /

noun

British.

1. a checkroom for baggage.

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left-luggage office British  

noun

1. US and Canadian name: checkroom. a place at a railway station, airport, etc, where luggage may be left for a small charge with an attendant for safekeeping

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Etymology

Origin of left-luggage office

First recorded in 1885–90

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Example Sentences

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left-luggage office

They were discovered in the left-luggage office at the city’s central station and contained crucial evidence linking the pair to the little girl.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 2, 2018

Both thieves concealed the famous paintings for several years without being caught and both decided to return them: the Duke was deposited in the left-luggage office of New Street station in Birmingham.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 5, 2011

"If you was a box," he said, rubbing his chin thoughtfully, "we could put you in the left-luggage office."

From Ideala by Sarah Grand

The announcements placed in German alternatively with English over the booking office, left-luggage office, refreshment buffets, and so forth, the crowned eagle and monogram displayed on the post boxes, caught his eye in quick succession.

From When William Came by Saki

I don’t know; p’raps it’s lying at the left-luggage office in London.

From True to his Colours The Life that Wears Best by D. A. Helm

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