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LUGGAGE
baggage, luggage
(noun) cases used to carry belongings when traveling
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
luggage (usually uncountable, plural luggages)
(uncountable) The bags and other containers that hold a traveller's belongings.
(uncountable) The contents of such containers.
(countable, nonstandard or obsolete) A specific bag or container holding a traveller's belongings.
Synonyms
• baggage
Source: Wiktionary
Lug"gage, n. Etym: [From 4th Lug.]
Definition: That which is lugged; anything cumbrous and heavy to be carried; especially, a traveler's trunks, baggage, etc., or their contents. I am gathering up my luggage, and preparing for my journey. Swift. What do you mean, To dote thus on such luggage! Shak.
Syn.
– Plunder; baggage. Luggage van, a vehicle for carrying luggage; a railway car, or compartment of a car, for carrying luggage. [Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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