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Luggage ˈlʌɡɪdʒ Piece I Lot Missing Noun Bre

Word luggage
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈlʌɡɪdʒ / NAmE / ˈlʌɡɪdʒ /
Example
  • there's room for one more piece of luggage.
  • you stay there with the luggage while i find a cab.
  • do you have a lot of luggage?
  • two pieces of luggage have gone missing.
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luggage

(noun)BrE / ˈlʌɡɪdʒ / NAmE / ˈlʌɡɪdʒ /
  1. bags, cases, etc. that contain somebody’s clothes and things when they are travelling
    • see also hand luggage
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/hand-luggage
    • There's room for one more piece of luggage.
    • You stay there with the luggage while I find a cab.
    • Do you have a lot of luggage?
    • Two pieces of luggage have gone missing.
    • Never leave baggage unattended.

    Extra Examples

    • I always carry a first-aid kit in my luggage.
    • She packed all the luggage into the back of the car.
    • The car has a lot of luggage space.
    • They like you to check your luggage in an hour before the flight.
    • You are only allowed one piece of hand luggage.
    • a new set of luggage
    • Can I leave my luggage here?
    • My bags were all safely stowed in the luggage compartment.
    • My luggage was missing.
    • One small piece of hand luggage may be taken on the aircraft.
    • Only one item of luggage is allowed in the main cabin.
    • Several items fell from the luggage rack.
    • The luggage was loaded onto the bus.
    • There is a 20 kilo luggage allowance on most flights.
    • They each had ten pieces of luggage.
    • We checked in our luggage with just minutes to spare.

    Word Origin

    • late 16th cent. (originally denoting inconveniently heavy baggage): from lug (verb) + -age.
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