bag+and+baggage

  • 31baggage — See: bag and baggage …

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  • 32Baggage handling system — A baggage handling system (BHS) is a type of conveyor system installed in airports that transports checked luggage from ticket counters to areas where the bags can be loaded onto airplanes. A BHS also transports checked baggage coming off of… …

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  • 33Bag — A bag (also known as a sack) is a non rigid or semi rigid container, made of paper, cloth, plastic, leather, or some other flexible material.A bag is used for packaging and/or carrying items. For the latter a bag may have one or two handles; a… …

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  • 34To give one the bag — Bag Bag (b[a^]g), n. [OE. bagge; cf. Icel. baggi, and also OF. bague, bundle, LL. baga.] 1. A sack or pouch, used for holding anything; as, a bag of meal or of money. [1913 Webster] 2. A sac, or dependent gland, in animal bodies, containing some… …

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  • 35Bag tag — Bag tags, also known as baggage tags, baggage checks or luggage tickets, have traditionally been used by bus, train and airline companies to route passenger luggage that is checked on to the final destination. The passenger stub is typically… …

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  • 36baggage — [bag′ij] n. [ME & OFr bagage < bagues, baggage < ML bagga, chest, bag, prob. < ON baggi, bag] 1. the trunks, bags, etc. of a traveler, esp. when packed and being used on a trip; luggage 2. the supplies and gear of an army 3. [assoc., in… …

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  • 37baggage — /bag ij/, n. 1. trunks, suitcases, etc., used in traveling; luggage. 2. the portable equipment of an army. 3. things that encumber one s freedom, progress, development, or adaptability; impediments: intellectual baggage that keeps one from… …

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  • 38baggage — ag gage (b[a^]g g[asl]j), n. [F. bagage, from OF. bague bundle. In senses 6 and 7 cf. F. bagasse a prostitute. See {Bag}, n.] 1. The clothes, tents, utensils, and provisions of an army. [1913 Webster] Note: The term itself is made to apply… …

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  • 39baggage — bag|gage [ˈbægıdʒ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: bagage, from Old French bague bundle ] 1.) [U] especially AmE the cases, bags, boxes etc carried by someone who is travelling = ↑luggage ▪ Check your baggage in at the desk. 2.) [U] …

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  • 40bag|gage — «BAG ihj», noun. 1. the trunks, bags, or suitcases that a person takes with him when he travels; luggage. 2. the equipment that an army or an exploring party takes with it, such as tents, blankets, dishes, and cooking utensils. 3. Informal,… …

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