luggage

noun

Definition of luggagenext
as in baggage
the bags and suitcases that a person carries when traveling Passengers are limited to two items of carry-on luggage.

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Recent Examples of luggage The disruptions delayed some departures and forced arriving passengers to wait longer than usual for their luggage, with baggage from several flights still undelivered, the airport said. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 The tumbling vehicle had left a long trail of debris across the sheer cliff—shoes, clothes, books, papers, luggage. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 Door camera footage shows Donald Johnson preparing to carry luggage up a flight of stairs. — David K. Li, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026 That might look like wearing a pair of sneakers for my travel day, and packing either a pair of comfortable sandals, heels, or slip-ons in my luggage. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for luggage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for luggage
  1. baggage
  2. bags
Noun
  • The lawyers, being protagonists, come with their own baggage.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Departing passengers are required to undergo pre-screening and questioning, in addition to multiple passport checks, advanced baggage scanning, and, sometimes, full-body screening.
    — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of baggage
Noun
  • Lisa walks in with everyone’s orders and walks out with three giant bags of fast-food goodness.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Chee Meng handed him their plastic bags of food, and, slowly, the three of them made their way down to the surf.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of bags

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“Luggage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luggage. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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