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Luggage Common

Origin: French suffix -age

Luggage has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

cases used to carry belongings when traveling

"After checking in at the counter, she wheeled her heavy luggage down the airport corridor."

2

The bags and other containers that hold a traveller's belongings.

"After waiting at the carousel, she finally located her heavy luggage among the pile of suitcases."

In plain English: Luggage is any bags, suitcases, or boxes you pack to carry your belongings when traveling.

"We had to leave our heavy luggage behind at the train station because there was no space in the car."

Usage: Luggage refers to all of your travel items collectively, such as suitcases or backpacks, rather than any single bag. Use the plural form luggage even when referring to multiple pieces, since it is an uncountable noun in standard English.

Example Sentences
"We had to leave our heavy luggage behind at the train station because there was no space in the car." noun
"She carefully packed her luggage for the long journey home." noun
"The airline staff inspected his heavy luggage at the check-in counter." noun
"I left my suitcase and other luggage in the hotel room while exploring the city." noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
case
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
bag dressing case hand luggage hatbox imperial satchel trunk

Origin

In the 1590s, "luggage" was formed by adding "-age" to the verb "lug," meaning literally that which is dragged around. The word entered English with this original sense of heavy items being hauled along.

Rhyming Words
age sage tage rage wage aage mage yage lage cage gage page nage kage swage adage plage brage phage stage
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