'Luggage' definitions:
Definition of 'luggage'
From: WordNet
noun
Cases used to carry belongings when traveling [syn: baggage, luggage]
Definition of 'Luggage'
From: GCIDE
- Luggage \Lug"gage\, n. [From 4th Lug.] That which is lugged; anything cumbrous and heavy to be carried; especially, a traveler's trunks, baggage, etc., or their contents. [1913 Webster]
- I am gathering up my luggage, and preparing for my journey. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- What do you mean, To dote thus on such luggage! --Shak.
- Syn: Plunder; baggage. [1913 Webster]
- Luggage van, a vehicle for carrying luggage; a railway car, or compartment of a car, for carrying luggage. [Eng.]
- Luggage compartment, the compartment in a train, bus or other vehicle designed for storage of luggage during a journey. Separate from the passenger compartment. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Definition of 'luggage'
From: GCIDE
- baggage \bag"gage\ (b[a^]g"g[asl]j), n. [F. bagage, from OF. bague bundle. In senses 6 and 7 cf. F. bagasse a prostitute. See Bag, n.]
- 1. The clothes, tents, utensils, and provisions of an army. [1913 Webster]
- Note: "The term itself is made to apply chiefly to articles of clothing and to small personal effects." --Farrow. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The trunks, valises, satchels, etc., which a traveler carries with him on a journey; luggage. [1913 Webster]
- The baronet's baggage on the roof of the coach. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
- We saw our baggage following below. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The English usually call this luggage. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Purulent matter. [Obs.] --Barrough. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Trashy talk. [Obs.] --Ascham. [1913 Webster]
- 5. A man of bad character. [Obs.] --Holland. [1913 Webster]
- 6. A woman of loose morals; a prostitute. [1913 Webster]
- A disreputable, daring, laughing, painted French baggage. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
- 7. A romping, saucy girl. [Playful] --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'luggage'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- apparatus,
- attache case,
- backpack,
- bag,
- bag and baggage,
- baggage,
- bags,
- bandbox,
- belongings,
- briefcase,
- cargo,
- carpetbag,
- carryall,
- consignment,
- ditty bag,
- duffel,
- duffel bag,
- dunnage,
- flight bag,
- footlocker,
- freight,
- freightage,
- gear,
- Gladstone,
- goods,
- grip,
- handbag,
- haversack,
- holdall,
- impedimenta,
- kit,
- kit bag,
- knapsack,
- lading,
- load,
- outfit,
- overnight bag,
- pack,
- paraphernalia,
- payload,
- portmanteau,
- rucksack,
- satchel,
- sea bag,
- shipment,
- suitcase,
- tackle,
- things,
- tote bag,
- traps,
- traveling bag,
- trunk