baggage claim

noun

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

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This includes all fixtures and finishes throughout the main terminal, baggage claim area, transportation tunnel, concourses and restrooms, which will also be getting their pipes replaced. Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2024 No more lugging a suitcase and Mono bag up an escalator, through a line, out of baggage claim. Rachel Desantis, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024 Does that mean simply looking the other way when kids run amok or tear through baggage claim unattended? Jason D. Seacat, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024 The machine, located at T1 baggage claim, hit Triple Red Hot Sevens on a gold spin. Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for baggage claim 

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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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 Jan. 2025.

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