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

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

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

From Ideala by Grand, Sarah

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.