baggage claim

noun

: the area in an airport where arriving passengers pick up their checked baggage

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If your current suitcase squeaks, sticks, or has seen one too many baggage claim battles, this is your moment to trade up before these deals roll away. Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026 The two new exits, the airport says, provide more direct access to baggage claim, car rentals, ground transportation and shuttles. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026 The airport also hired additional staff to help coordinate baggage claim efforts. Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Feb. 2026 Arriving passengers will find three baggage claim carousels that have almost 10 times the capacity of the existing system, officials said. Kate Kealey, Des Moines Register, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for baggage claim

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of baggage claim was in 1949

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“Baggage claim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baggage%20claim. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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