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noun ADJ. carry-on, hand | excess At the airport I found that I had 100kg of excess baggage. | emotional, spiritual (figurative) She's still carrying all that emotional baggage from her first marriage. QUANT. item, piece VERB + BAGGAGE carry | go through, search | check in Where do we check in our baggage? | claim, reclaim Let's claim our baggage first. BAGGAGE + NOUN allowance | trolley | handler | claim, reclaim the baggage reclaim hall | train Extensive baggage trains followed the troops.
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baggage
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + baggage
hand baggage
(= a bag you are allowed to carry with you onto a plane )
• You are only allowed one item of hand baggage on the plane.
excess baggage
(= baggage that weighs more than you are allowed to take on a plane )
• Passengers will be charged for excess baggage.
checked baggage
(= baggage that you check in rather than carry onto the plane yourself )
• You can claim for loss or damage to checked baggage.
baggage + NOUN
baggage allowance
(= the amount of baggage you are allowed to take on a plane )
• There's a 20 kilo baggage allowance.
baggage reclaim
( also baggage claim American English ) (= the place where you collect your baggage after a flight )
• We waited for almost an hour in baggage reclaim.
a baggage handler
(= one of the people who put baggage on and off planes )
• A strike by baggage handlers caused major flight delays.
a baggage trolley
British English , a baggage cart American English
• Wait here while I go and get a baggage trolley.
phrases
an item/piece of baggage
• How many pieces of baggage do you have?
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