baggage claim

noun

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

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In a Reddit post that has since drawn thousands of comments, the worker claimed scammers are watching passengers remove their tags at baggage claim and retrieving them to submit fake claims for lost luggage. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025 In a Facebook video captured by user Trelle Ray, a group of rowdy passengers crowd around what appears to be a baggage claim area. Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025 Stock image of airport baggage claim. Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025 There are already tons of options on sale ahead of Labor Day, including an assortment of flexible yoga pants, buttery-soft leggings, wide-leg trousers, and more that’ll take you from baggage claim to your first item on your travel itinerary. Bria McNeal, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 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 21 Sep. 2025.

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