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carry-on en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkaɾi ˌɔn/ (Australia, British, Scotland, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈkæɹi ˌɑn/ (US) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
  • /ˈkæɹi ˌɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈkɛɹi ˌɑn/ US, Mary–marry–merry merger

Etymology

Deverbal from carry on.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Taken onto an airplane (or a ferry, etc.) with a passenger, rather than checked.
    • It's a compact suitcase, but it makes a good carry-on bag.

Forms

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carryon alternative lexicographic

Antonyms

checked

Synonyms

personal · flight · hand · cabin

Translations (4)

es de mano (taken onto an airplane with a passenger) · hu kézi- (taken onto an airplane with a passenger) · hu repülőre felvihető (taken onto an airplane with a passenger) · pt bagagem de mão (taken onto an airplane with a passenger)

carry-on en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkaɾi ˌɔn/ (Australia, British, Scotland, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈkæɹi ˌɑn/ (US) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
  • /ˈkæɹi ˌɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈkɛɹi ˌɑn/ US, Mary–marry–merry merger

Etymology

Deverbal from carry on.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) That luggage or baggage which is taken onto an airplane (or a ferry, etc.) with a passenger, rather than checked.
    • Do you think they'll accept my ski poles as carry-on?
  2. (countable, uncountable) That luggage or baggage which is taken onto an airplane (or a ferry, etc.) with a passenger, rather than checked. ▸ A bag, suitcase, etc., used to carry this luggage or baggage.
    • "THAT'S NOT MY CARRY-ON, THOSE WOULD NEVER GET THROUGH SECURITY. ALSO YOU'RE GROUNDED" 2022, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content (webcomic), 4900 TeenSA:
  3. (New-Zealand, UK, countable) A palaver; a disorderly or absurd situation.
    • The stopping, restarting, swearing and routine self-deprecation ("I'm in trouble with the vicar – eternal trouble," quips Martin) is the kind of carry-on that has fans purring with pleasure. 2011 November 27, Kitty Empire, The Observer:
    • Sometimes all this carry-on about race, religion and sex seems so petty and silly that I cannot take it seriously. 1978 December 9, Nancy Walker, “Sexism and Racism at GCN?”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 20, page 10:
    • "I love salad",she dared when it came to the next course, and then inwardly cringed when it seemed that that was actually a special order and there was such a carry-on about what kind of salad she wanted. 2002, Lynne Graham, The Italian's Wife:

Forms

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carryon alternative lexicographic
carry-ons Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

trolley suitcase · rollaboard

Synonyms

rigmarole · carry-on · hand luggage · circus act · riddle me ree · hand luggage · palaver · riddle me ree · song and dance · rigmarole · handcarry · handcarry

Translations (11)

es velís (a bag, suitcase, etc., used to carry this luggage or baggage) · fr bagages à main (the luggage which is taken onto an airplane with a passenger) · fr bagages en cabine (the luggage which is taken onto an airplane with a passenger) · nl handbagage (the luggage which is taken onto an airplane with a passenger) · hu kézipoggyász (the luggage which is taken onto an airplane with a passenger) · pl bagaż podręczny (the luggage which is taken onto an airplane with a passenger) · es equipaje de mano (the luggage which is taken onto an airplane with a passenger) · pt bagagem de mão (the luggage which is taken onto an airplane with a passenger) · de Handgepäck (the luggage which is taken onto an airplane with a passenger) · ru ручная кладь (the luggage which is taken onto an airplane with a passenger) · es veliz (a bag, suitcase, etc., used to carry this luggage or baggage)