: the area in an airport where arriving passengers pick up their checked baggage
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Imagine strolling through Newark Liberty International Airport and spotting puppies at every turn — baggage claim, security checkpoints, boarding gates.—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026 The dogs were stationed throughout the terminal, navigating baggage claim, security checkpoints and gates.—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026 Passengers were lined up throughout baggage claim and even outside.—Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 The new 31-gate terminal, which will be DFW’s sixth, will be operated exclusively by American and will have its own ticketing and baggage claim.—Jordan Parker, Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for baggage claim