checked baggage
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- noun
- /ˈtʃɛkt ˈbæɡɪdʒ/
- US
:
equipaje facturado
- Most people travel with everything but the kitchen sink since airlines started charging for checked baggage.
- screen checked baggage
Examples
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If you have fragile items, it's important to pack them carefully in your checked baggage to avoid damage during transport.
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I initially rejected the checked baggage option; it was going to cost me an extra $46 to check my teensy suitcase.
Blog text (9) -
These are in addition to the suitcase full of presents that have already gone into checked baggage.
Fiction book (1996) -
Checked baggage can be an expensive nightmare.
Blog text (9) -
You can travel with your firearms in checked baggage, but they must first be declared to the airline.
Blog text (23) -
It is allowed in checked baggage, which is where you should have put it.
Blog text (23) -
And please, please don't ship your pet as checked baggage while delays are widespread.
Blog text (17) -
By contrast, 22 euros for checked baggage; I think it's outrageous!
Blog text (20) -
Another caution is that you should hand-carry your cameras since checked baggage must remain accessible and unlocked for the inspectors.
Academic text (2003) -
When flying internationally, remember to check the weight limit for your checked baggage before heading to the airport.
Synonyms
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Bags and suitcases that a person carries when traveling
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Suitcases and bags that you carry when you travel or supplies carried by an army
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'checked' (handed over for temporary storage/transport) + 'baggage' (suitcases) yields luggage that has been handed to the airline for transport. This is a common, cross-linguistically transparent construction (past-participle + noun) and a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the intended sense.
Etymology
Checked baggage comes from the image of handing your baggage to an airline worker so it is 'checked' and put in the plane's lower storage instead of being carried in the cabin. That's why the phrase means the bags you give to the airline to carry for you.