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

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

And the next thing’s to send to the left-luggage office in London; and the rest’s to be left with the Lord.”

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

After all, they arrived at the station with five minutes to spare, just long enough to book their excursion tickets and to leave their bicycles in the left-luggage office.

From The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life by Brazil, Angela

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 Helm, D. A.