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luggage van

British  

noun

  1. US and Canadian name: baggage car.  a railway carriage used to transport passengers' luggage, bicycles, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Chancery Barrister, having read many moving narratives of raids made upon registered luggage in the secrecy of the luggage van, had adopted a course which displayed a profound knowledge of human nature.

From Faces and Places by Sir Henry W. (Henry William) Lucy

He sought out the guard who had deluded him and found him superintending the clearing of the luggage van.

From The Giant's Robe by F. Anstey

In the luggage van were two small trunks containing their four scanty wardrobes, and all their toys and other treasures.

From The Carroll Girls by Mabel Quiller-Couch

She had six small packages with her in the carriage, besides her hand-bag and umbrellas and half the contents of an extra luggage van.

From Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Girl Sister of that "Idle Fellow." by Jenny Wren

The wheels of the luggage van at the end had come off, and the rest of the train had been dragged off the line gradually, the last carriages first.

From Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 by Augustus J. C. Hare

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