baggage claim

noun

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

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Best of all, these luggage straps double as an easy way to spot your suitcase at baggage claim, eliminating one stressor from your holiday adventures. —

Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2024 Raleigh-Durham International Airport is receiving $12 million to expand the ticketing check-in/lobby, baggage claim areas, security checkpoint and international arrival processing area. —

Zachery Eanes, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024 The navy shell and vegan leather accent were chic and understated, but would still stand out in the baggage claim (the brand has since added a glossy colorway to the collection, as well as a line made with recycled materials). —

Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 12 Feb. 2024 And despite Tumi's popularity, the odds of Korda's luggage being mistaken for someone else's at baggage claim are slim. —

Nick Remsen, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2024 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 18 Nov. 2024.

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