luggage

noun

lug·​gage ˈlə-gij How to pronounce luggage (audio)
: something that is lugged
especially : suitcases for a traveler's belongings : baggage

Examples of luggage in a Sentence

Passengers are limited to two items of carry-on luggage.
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Loop it over your shoulder or hold it in the crook of your arm with the long and short-carry handles—or slide it over the handle of your rolling suitcase with the genius luggage sleeve affixed to its back. Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025 With no mourning clothes in her luggage, the Queen had to remain on her plane after landing in London until an all-black outfit was delivered. Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 11 Oct. 2025 Roberts and Tim Robbins play American journalists in Paris who lose their luggage and bicker over a hotel room and then wind up in bed together. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025 Upon arrival, guests were greeted by the well-worn, stickered luggage of Spike Lee, Maggie Rogers, Martha Stewart and more; once downstairs, where Paul Sevigny was DJing records and a martini bar had drinks flowing, people settled in, catching up post-fashion month. Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for luggage

Word History

First Known Use

1595, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of luggage was in 1595

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“Luggage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/luggage. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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luggage

noun
lug·​gage ˈləg-ij How to pronounce luggage (audio)
: something that is lugged
especially : suitcases or traveling bags for a traveler's belongings : baggage

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