: the area in an airport where arriving passengers pick up their checked baggage
Examples of baggage claim in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebHot 97, which obtained a police report, says that the confrontation among the men began on their flight, and continued to the baggage claim.—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024 Footage was captured of the altercation that occurred near a baggage claim area.—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 7 May 2024 According to reports from Forbes, the airport prides itself in its ability to get every piece of luggage from the belly of the plane to the baggage claim in under 15 minutes.—Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 6 May 2024 Keep scrolling for more versatile airport matching sets that can take you straight from baggage claim to any activity on your itinerary once getting to your destination.—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2024 Caught in mid-jump, the big bunny appears to be bounding toward a granite suitcase the size of a queen bed in the baggage claim area.—Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 4 May 2024 The situation did not improve in the baggage claim area.—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2024 As passengers picked up luggage Tuesday afternoon from noisy carousels at the Charlotte airport, Willis Mobley sat in the baggage claim area covered in a blue blanket, next to his belongings — with nowhere to go.—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2024 Still in airplane mode with half a battery and open to a baggage claim for #AlaskaAirlines ASA1282 Survived a 16,000 foot drop perfectly in tact!—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2024
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