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baggage claim

noun

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

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Chelmon Luggage Strap 4-pack Help your luggage stand out from the rest at baggage claim with this pack of four brightly colored straps that work double duty to also keep your bag securely held shut. Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025 The machine, located at T1 baggage claim, hit Triple Red Hot Sevens on a gold spin. Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Nov. 2025 For arriving travelers, note that signs for baggage claim may put you on the same floor as ticket counters for departing passengers. Miami Herald, 22 Nov. 2025 In an interview with Fox Business on Wednesday, Duffy noted that today’s air-travel misanthropy doesn’t just happen on board planes, pointing to fights occurring at baggage claim and arguments with gate agents. Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025 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 1 Dec. 2025.

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