baggage claim

noun

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

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People would agree on a meeting spot like a specific curbside door, baggage claim belt, or even gate because non-ticketed passengers were allowed past security before 9/11. Joseph Liu, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025 The future baggage claim area at JFK's new Terminal 1. Leslie Josephs/CNBC The new JFK Terminal 1 is set to open around the start of the 2026 World Cup, when some games will be held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, about 30 miles away. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2025 Judkins’ ex-girlfriend told investigators that their spat began at the baggage claim of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, when Judkins got frustrated after reading messages from family members. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025 Make your family’s suitcases easier to spot at baggage claim thanks to these colorful Sodsay 10-pack Luggage Tags, $5, and transform your personal item into a business trip-worthy travel bag, with this $8 Lexsion Felt Purse Organizer Insert. Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.

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