noun
luggage
LUHG-ihj
noun
1
Suitcases, bags, and other containers used to carry a traveller's belongings.
"We checked our luggage in at the airport counter."
"Please keep your hand luggage with you at all times."
How to Use Luggage
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe general word for bags and suitcases you travel with.
UK vs US
British English favours "luggage"; American English often prefers "baggage," though both are understood everywhere.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
hand luggage
excess luggage
luggage rack
checked luggage
Word Forms
luggages plural
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Etymology
Formed in the 1590s from lug ("to drag") plus the suffix -age, literally "that which is dragged around." Compare baggage, formed the same way.