baggage claim

noun

: the area in an airport where arriving passengers pick up their checked baggage

Examples of baggage claim in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Caught in mid-jump, the big bunny appears to be bounding toward a granite suitcase the size of a queen bed in the baggage claim area. Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 19 May 2024 Hot 97, which obtained a police report, says that the confrontation among the men began on their flight, and continued to the baggage claim. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for baggage claim 

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Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of baggage claim was in 1949

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“Baggage claim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baggage%20claim. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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