luggage en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- lŭg'ĭj (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈlʌɡ.ɪdʒ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
1590s, lug (“to drag”) + -age, literally “that which is lugged, dragged around”. Compare baggage.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The bags and other containers that hold a traveller's belongings.
August 4, 1726, Jonathan Swift, letter to Alexander Pope I am gathering up my luggage, and preparing for my journey.
- (uncountable, usually) The contents of such containers.
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(countable, nonstandard, obsolete, usually) A specific bag or container holding a traveller's belongings.
The passengers injured who could not get out were removed out by the railway staff, and then taking part of the luggage the train started back for Burdwan.
1875, W. G. Willson, Report of the Midnapore and Burdwan Cyclone of the 15th and 16th of October 1874:I assisted some time ago in cutting up a tree, that made tolerably good turns or luggage for nineteen or twenty persons, which could be procured for about two dollars at the stump.
1858, “Letter from Rev. George L. Seymour”, in The African Repository and Colonial Journal, volume 34, page 13:Namely, leaving my luggages at the Government hostel, to go straight out by taxi (oh, so slow, compared with our sleek Lagos limousines!) to the famous central Piccadilly Tube station where I took a onestop ticket, went down on the escalator, and then ran up the same steps in the wrong direction.
1964 [1957], Colin MacInnes, City of Spades, London: Penguin Books, page 15:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| luggages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
left luggage · luggageless · luggage trolley · hand luggage · luggaged · luggage rack · hold luggage · luggage cart · checked luggage · luggage car · cabin luggage · left-luggage office · carry-on luggage · luggage van · luggage hold · luggage barrow
Synonyms
Translations (150)
bho सामान (traveller's containers) · bn সামান (traveller's containers) · it bagagli (traveller's containers) · is farangur (traveller's containers) · eo pakaĵo (traveller's containers) · kmr bagaj (traveller's containers) · ky багаж (traveller's containers) · sh пр̀тља̄г (traveller's containers) · tl dala-dalahan (traveller's containers) · ko 수하물 (traveller's containers) · fa-ira بار (traveller's containers) · sh pr̀tljāg (traveller's containers) · fa-ira بار و بُنِه (traveller's containers) · my ဝန်စည်စလယ် (traveller's containers) · io bagajo (traveller's containers) · cmn 行李 (traveller's containers) · ug شىڭلى (traveller's containers) · nn bagasje (traveller's containers) · fi matkatavarat (traveller's containers) · el αποσκευές (traveller's containers) · gl bagaxe (traveller's containers) · vi hành lý (traveller's containers) · fa-ira زاد (traveller's containers) · nl bagage (traveller's containers) · sl prtljaga (traveller's containers) · sc badàlcu (traveller's containers) · gd lòdrach (traveller's containers) · gl equipaxe (traveller's containers) · tr bagaj (traveller's containers) · fy bagaazje (traveller's containers) · hy ուղեբեռ (traveller's containers) · sc bagalliu (traveller's containers) · tl bagahe (traveller's containers) · ba йөк (traveller's containers) · sc badalculu (traveller's containers) · yue 行李 (traveller's containers) · tr yük (traveller's containers) · nb bagasje (traveller's containers) · ps ډانګډبلی (traveller's containers) · ps لټ لوپړي (traveller's containers) · fa-ira چَمِدان (traveller's containers) · la sarcinae (traveller's containers) · ar عَفْش (traveller's containers) · sw mzigo (traveller's containers) · yi באַגאַזש (traveller's containers) · cmn 行李包 (traveller's containers) · tl abasto (traveller's containers) · ky жүк (traveller's containers) · ro bagaj (traveller's containers) · et pagas (traveller's containers) · sdn bagagliu (traveller's containers) · bn মাল (traveller's containers) · mi tueke (traveller's containers) · pl bagaż (traveller's containers) · cmn 旅行包 (traveller's containers) · te సామాను (traveller's containers) · cs zavazadla (traveller's containers) · ca equipatge (traveller's containers) · ur سامان (traveller's containers) · kk багаж (traveller's containers) · kk жүк (traveller's containers) · de Gepäckstück (traveller's containers) · sc strexu (traveller's containers) · cs zavazadlo (traveller's containers) · ary بكاج (traveller's containers) · tt йөк (traveller's containers) · fa-ira وَسایِل (traveller's containers) · ug يۈك-تاق (traveller's containers) · az baqaj (traveller's containers) · eo bagaĝo (traveller's containers) · sq bagazh (traveller's containers) · fa-ira وَسیلِه (traveller's containers) · mk патни торби (traveller's containers) · cmn 行李箱 (traveller's containers) · km ភារវត្ថុ (traveller's containers) · ru бага́ж (traveller's containers) · ba багаж (traveller's containers) · sv bagage (traveller's containers) · pdt Jepak (traveller's containers) · gd sacraidh (traveller's containers) · cmn 箱籠 /箱笼 (traveller's containers) · ko 짐 (traveller's containers) · uz yuk (traveller's containers) · da bagage (traveller's containers) · mn тээш (traveller's containers) · frr bagoosch (traveller's containers) · mk багаж (traveller's containers) · hu poggyász (traveller's containers) · si ගමන් මලු (traveller's containers) · tt багаж (traveller's containers) · tg бор (traveller's containers) · lo ກະເປົາ (traveller's containers) · crh bagaj (traveller's containers) · be бага́ж (traveller's containers) · oc bagatge (traveller's containers) · ar أَمْتِعَة (traveller's containers) · ru покла́жа (traveller's containers) · bo དོ་པོ (traveller's containers) · egy N29:N35-M17-V19 (traveller's containers) · ka ბარგი (traveller's containers) · sh prtljága (traveller's containers) · tk ýük (traveller's containers) · ru су́мки (traveller's containers) · de Gepäck (traveller's containers) · sc bagalliu (traveller's containers) · uk бага́ж (traveller's containers) · ug يۈك (traveller's containers) · hi सामान (traveller's containers) · bg бага́ж (traveller's containers) · mn ачаа (traveller's containers) · mn багааж (traveller's containers) · de Ballast (traveller's containers) · gd pacraidhe (traveller's containers) · sc bagagliu (traveller's containers) · ps کډه کوډه (traveller's containers) · id bagasi (traveller's containers) · am ሻንጣ (traveller's containers) · ja 手荷物 (traveller's containers) · mi kawenga (traveller's containers) · th กระเป๋าเดินทาง (traveller's containers) · luy kumzigo (traveller's containers) · grc σκεῦος (traveller's containers) · hu csomag (traveller's containers) · lt bagažas (traveller's containers) · ny katundu (traveller's containers) · fr bagage (traveller's containers) · ms bagasi (traveller's containers) · he מִטְעָן (traveller's containers) · lv bagāža (traveller's containers) · pt bagagem (traveller's containers) · arz عفش (traveller's containers) · uz bagaj (traveller's containers) · sh пртља́га (traveller's containers) · af bagasie (traveller's containers) · th สัมภาระ (traveller's containers) · ru сумьё (traveller's containers) · lzz ბაგაჯი (traveller's containers) · cmn 旅行箱 (traveller's containers) · tg бағоҷ (traveller's containers) · ja 荷物 (traveller's containers) · de Reisegepäck (traveller's containers) · ga bagáiste (traveller's containers) · es equipaje (traveller's containers) · fa-ira توشِه (traveller's containers) · az yük (traveller's containers) · ca bagatge (traveller's containers) · sk batožina (traveller's containers) · ru кладь (traveller's containers) · th หีบห่อ (traveller's containers) · tk bagaž (traveller's containers)