baggage claim

noun

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

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The project will expand the upper level of the airport by 12,000 square feet by closing in the soaring, two-story atrium over the baggage claim area. Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 Scrolling her phone at the baggage claim, Aguirre saw the news that would define county politics for months and transform her own political career: Nora Vargas, arguably at the height of power, had decided not to serve out her next term on the Board of Supervisors. Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025 Luggage tags and baggage claim tags can also have a significant amount of personal information. Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025 The dog's handler, Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialist Melissa Snyder, told CBS News' Major Garrett that the 5-year-old beagle named Freddie had alerted her to a bag possibly containing fruit and other foods in the baggage claim area of the Virginia airport on June 24. Adam Hudacek, CBS News, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for baggage claim

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 5 Aug. 2025.

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