lug|gage

lug|gage
lug|gage «LUHG ihj», noun.
1. baggage, especially of a traveler or passenger; suitcases and the like: »

I left my servant at the railway looking after the luggage (Dickens).

2. British. the baggage of an army.
[< lug1 + -age]
lug´gage|less, adjective.

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  • lug´gage|less — lug|gage «LUHG ihj», noun. 1. baggage, especially of a traveler or passenger; suitcases and the like: »I left my servant at the railway looking after the luggage (Dickens). 2. British. the baggage of an army. ╂[< lug1 + age] –lug´gage|less,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • left-lug|gage office — «LEHFT LUHG ihj», British. a checkroom …   Useful english dictionary

  • lug — lug·ba·ra; lug; lug·gage; lug·gage·less; lug·gar; lug·gie; lug·sail; chug·a·lug; lug·ger; lug·er; …   English syllables

  • gage — bag·gage·man; bur·gage; clog·gage; dren·gage; en·gage; en·gage·ment; fog·gage; gage; gage·ite; green·gage; lug·gage; lug·gage·less; mort·gage; coun·ter·gage; …   English syllables

  • luggage — lug·gage …   English syllables

  • luggage — lug•gage [[t]ˈlʌg ɪdʒ[/t]] n. suitcases, trunks, etc.; baggage • Etymology: 1590–1600; lug I+ age, on the model of baggage lug′gage•less, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • luggage — lug|gage [ˈlʌgıdʒ] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: LUG1 + age (as in baggage)] the cases, bags etc that you carry when you are travelling American Equivalent: baggage ▪ They searched his luggage for illegal drugs …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • luggage — lug|gage [ lʌgıdʒ ] noun uncount bags and suitcases that you take on a trip …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • luggageless — lug·gage·less …   English syllables

  • 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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