luggage

[ luhg-ij ]

/ ˈlʌg ɪdʒ /

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noun

suitcases, trunks, etc.; baggage.

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Origin of luggage

First recorded in 1590–1600; lug¹ + -age

OTHER WORDS FROM luggage

lug·gage·less, adjective

Words nearby luggage

Lugansk, Lugar, luge, Luger, lug foresail, luggage, luggage van, lugger, lugger topsail, luggie, Lughnasadh

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How to use luggage in a sentence

The reality is, we will have to store some things up there, including luggage, Christmas decorations and the three archive boxes.
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The passenger seated behind her jumped ahead, blocking her as he grabbed his luggage from the overhead compartment.
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Select higher-end models include self-sharpening blades or a travel lock to prevent the razor from accidentally turning on in your luggage and draining the battery.
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Other travelers buy an annual travel insurance policy, which can cover such events as trip interruption and lost luggage.
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No two trips are the same, and your luggage shouldn’t be, either.
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You just travel light with carry-on luggage, go to cities that you love, and get to hang out with all your friends.
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And when they did stop him and look in his luggage what did they find?
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Luggage spilled into the aisle as the bus pulled out of the station.
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A Moomin shop in London sells Little My t-shirts, plush Moomintrolls, Snufkin luggage tags.
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Last year, U.S. airlines bagged over 3.5 billion dollars in luggage fees.
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But Mamma and Papa and Judy had quitted the cab, and all the luggage was being taken into the house.
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Our luggage, I remember, p. 5was carried on the roof of the carriage in the good old-fashioned coaching style.
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I will give you an example of the charges in this country:—for the carriage of my little luggage to my lodgings I had to pay 10s.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
Seeing the luggage piled “Olympus high,” so as to occasion an alarming oscillation.
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On reaching the vessel I found no servant in the second places, and was obliged to ask a sailor to take my luggage into the cabin.
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British Dictionary definitions for luggage

luggage

/ (ˈlʌɡɪdʒ) /

noun

suitcases, trunks, etc, containing personal belongings for a journey; baggage

Word Origin for luggage

C16: perhaps from lug 1, influenced in form by baggage

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