luggage

noun

(uncountable) The bags and other containers that hold a traveller's belongings.

(uncountable) The contents of such containers.

(countable, nonstandard or obsolete) A specific bag or container holding a traveller's belongings.

Roots

luggalug- · Scandinavian · to drag, pull heavily -aticum-age · Latin · collective action or result

Synonyms for luggage

baggagen bagsn holdalln impedimentan carryalln belongingsn duffeln cargon backpackn satcheln knapsackn handbagn haversackn dunnage portmanteaun freightn carpetbagn

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