/ ˈlʌgɪdʒ; NAmE / ( especially BrE ) (also bag·gage especially in NAmE ) noun
[ U ] bags, cases, etc. that contain sb's clothes and things when they are travelling :
There's room for one more piece of luggage.
You stay there with the luggage while I find a cab.
—see also hand luggage , left-luggage office ➡ note at baggage
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (originally denoting inconveniently heavy baggage): from lug (verb) + -age .