baggage claim

noun

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

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Last week, TikTok user Discovering with Dina posted a video of herself standing in a baggage claim area with a small suitcase and a carry-on. Angel Saunders, People.com, 12 June 2025 In January, a man returning to the United States from Nicaragua landed at Miami International Airport, made it through customs and waited for his luggage at baggage claim. Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025 But at baggage claim, officers flagged her luggage for undeclared items. Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 13 May 2025 Large commercial airports feature lines snaking through the TSA, long lines at the snack bar, and a John Muir Trail-length hike to baggage claim. Kevin Williams, Quartz, 9 May 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 15 Jun. 2025.

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