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View synonyms for luggage

luggage

[luhg-ij]

noun

  1. suitcases, trunks, etc.; baggage.



luggage

/ ˈlʌɡɪdʒ /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

  • luggageless adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of luggage1

First recorded in 1590–1600; lug 1 + -age
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Word History and Origins

Origin of luggage1

C16: perhaps from lug 1 , influenced in form by baggage
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I snag an armful of graphic T-shirts and stuff them into the luggage.

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He was visiting the capital while on leave, or so he modestly explained as he helped unload their luggage from the cab.

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“Will you get our luggage down, please? It is nearly time for our train.”

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Penelope glanced back at the mysterious luggage, hidden in the shadows.

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“No luggage. There; that settles the matter,” she bellowed.

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