luggage compartment
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈlʌɡɪdʒ kəmˈpɑrtmənt/
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maletero
- A bomb in a rucksack, placed in the luggage compartment with a timer/mobile remote trigger.
Examples
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Inside the spoiler, built into the luggage compartment, is the third brake light.
Blog text (14) -
It's in the luggage compartment, pink backpack.
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Please put this back into the luggage compartment.
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One bag in the luggage compartment.
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If one dog dies of heatstroke in the luggage compartment of an airplane while others survive,
Blog text (16) -
The bus driver unloaded packages from the luggage compartments for a blonde lady in cowboy boots.
Fiction book (1992) -
Sol, Squid, take them down to the luggage compartment and get our motherfucking stuff.
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Two of the men refilled the airplane's fuel tanks from jerry cans stowed in the luggage compartment.
Fiction book (1994) -
They skirted the building where the night attendant was and boarded the Cessna, tossing their bags into the luggage compartment with the empty jerry cans.
Fiction book (1994) -
She placed her suitcase in the luggage compartment of the car before heading to the airport.
Synonyms
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1.0
A closed space at the back of a car for bags and tools
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3.3
A small separate space inside a bigger thing where you keep things
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3.4
An enclosed space at the back of a car for luggage
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly built from 'luggage' (suitcases/bags) modifying 'compartment' (a designated storage area), so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a storage space for luggage. This noun–noun compositional pattern is common across languages and follows standard English compounding, making the expression immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Luggage compartment joins luggage, meaning suitcases, and compartment, meaning a small storage space, to paint a simple picture: a special space in a vehicle for bags. That's why it means 'a place to store luggage'.