baggage claim

noun

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

Examples of baggage claim in a Sentence

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Jarvis, a beagle with US Customs and Border Protection, works in the baggage claim area at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2025 The department said anyone who was at Washington Dulles International Airport in Terminal A, on transportation to the main terminal and in the baggage claim area, on March 5 from 4 to 9 p.m. could have been exposed. Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 10 Mar. 2025 Officials added that the potential exposure site includes Terminal A, transportation to the main terminal and the baggage claim area, all between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. that day. Greg Wehner, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025 According to the study, Air Advisor found the following about DFW Airport: 43 minutes is the average walk time from gate to baggage claim. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 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 15 Apr. 2025.

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