Phrase guide

baggage claim

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The designated location for receiving checked luggage, such as the baggage carousels at an airport.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

an area in an airport where arriving passengers can collect the luggage that has been carried in the hold of the aircraft

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: area

History

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 行李提取處 /行李提取处 (xínglǐ tíqǔ chù) — designated location for receiving checked luggage
  • Chinese Mandarin: 行李領取處 /行李领取处 (xínglǐ lǐngqǔ chù) — designated location for receiving checked luggage
  • Chinese Mandarin: 行李認領處 /行李认领处 (xínglǐ rènlǐng chù) — designated location for receiving checked luggage
  • Chinese Mandarin: 行李提領處 /行李提领处 (xínglǐ tílǐng chù) — designated location for receiving checked luggage
  • Czech: výdej zavazadel — designated location for receiving checked luggage
  • Danish: bagageudlevering — designated location for receiving checked luggage
  • Finnish: matkatavaroiden luovutus — designated location for receiving checked luggage
  • French: retrait des bagages — designated location for receiving checked luggage
  • German: Gepäckausgabe — designated location for receiving checked luggage
  • German: Gepäckrückgabe — designated location for receiving checked luggage
  • Hungarian: poggyászkiadás — designated location for receiving checked luggage
  • Hungarian: poggyászkiadó — designated location for receiving checked luggage
  • Hungarian: this can also refer to the check-in) poggyászfelvétel — designated location for receiving checked luggage
  • Irish: bailiú bagáiste — designated location for receiving checked luggage
  • Korean: 수하물 찾는 곳 (suhamul channeun got) — designated location for receiving checked luggage
  • Polish: punkt odbioru bagaży — designated location for receiving checked luggage
  • Russian: вы́дача багажа́ (výdača bagažá) — designated location for receiving checked luggage
  • Spanish: (área de) recogida de equipaje — designated location for receiving checked luggage
  • Ukrainian: видача багажу (vydača bahažu) — designated location for receiving checked luggage