baggage claim

noun

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

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When the link is tapped, the flight route, inbound aircraft, gate, baggage claim carousel number, and other helpful information is displayed on the screen. Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2025 The experience is designed to remove every conceivable travel friction—no airport security woes, no layovers, and certainly no baggage claim waits. Caroline Tell, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 Every frequent flier has been there: the seat that doesn’t tilt back, the screaming kids, the sprint between terminals for the connecting flight, and relief at baggage claim that your luggage actually made it. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2025 The crash happened on level 5, where baggage claim and ground transportation are located, around 3:30 p.m. and responding police officers and firefighters got people out of the vehicle, DIA officials said. Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 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 13 May. 2025.

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