baggage
1baggage — 1. Baggage and luggage overlap in use, although baggage generally connotes something heavier and bulkier and less easily transportable by hand. Some collocations are more or less fixed, e.g. excess baggage, baggage claim, baggage handler; and a… …
2baggage — UK US /ˈbægɪdʒ/ noun [U] (UK ALSO luggage) TRANSPORT ► the cases, bags, etc. that you take with you when you travel: »Have a name tag on each piece of baggage. »You ll need to put any sharp objects into your checked baggage. ● carry on/hand… …
3baggage — 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… …
4baggage — mid 15c., portable equipment of an army; plunder, loot, from O.Fr. bagage baggage, (military) equipment (14c.), from bague pack, bundle, sack, ultimately from the same Scandinavian source that yielded BAG (Cf. bag) (n.). Baggage smasher (1851)… …
5baggage — [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… …
6Baggage — est un court métrage américain réalisé et écrit par l actrice Cara Buono en 1997. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 …
7baggage — ► NOUN 1) personal belongings packed in suitcases for travelling. 2) experiences or long held opinions perceived as encumbrances: emotional baggage. 3) dated a cheeky or disagreeable girl or woman. ORIGIN Old French bagage, from baguer tie up ,… …
8baggage — index cargo Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
9baggage — [n] gear accoutrements, bags, belongings, carry on, effects, equipment, fortnighter, gear, impedimenta, luggage, overnighter*, paraphernalia, parcels, slough, suitcases, things, tote, tote bag, trappings, two suiter; concept 494 …
10baggage — noun (esp. AmE) ADJECTIVE ▪ carry on, hand (BrE) ▪ checked (esp. AmE), checked in (BrE) ▪ Any sharp objects must go in your checked baggage. ▪ excess …
