baggage claim — The area in an airport where passengers collect their checked luggage after a flight
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: The area in an airport where passengers collect their checked luggage after a flight
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈbæɡɪdʒ kleɪm/
Korean meaning: 공항에서 승객들이 비행기 탑승 후 맡긴 짐을 찾는 구역
Korean pronunciation: **배**기지 **클레**임
Example Sentences
- I've been waiting at baggage claim for 30 minutes, but my suitcase is probably on vacation in Hawaii.
- The baggage claim area was so crowded that finding my bag felt like playing hide and seek.
- Please keep your baggage claim ticket until you exit the airport.
baggage claim
NOUN//ˈbæɡɪdʒ kleɪm//
The area in an airport where passengers collect their checked luggage after a flight
a family of three excitedly points at their suitcases moving along the rotating conveyor belt. The father reaches forward to grab a large red suitcase while the mother holds their boarding passes. Their luggage appears on the belt after being transported from the airplane cargo hold. Other passengers crowd around the same conveyor belt, each searching for and collecting their own bags. Airport staff members help elderly travelers lift heavy suitcases off the moving belt. the area in an airport where passengers collect their checked luggage after a flight
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Origin
Baggage는 고대 프랑스어 'bagage'(군대의 짐)에서 유래되었고, claim은 라틴어 'clamare'(외치다, 요구하다)에서 나왔습니다. 공항이 발달하면서 '짐을 요구하는 곳'이라는 의미로 합쳐져 사용되기 시작했습니다.
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“I've been waiting at baggage claim for 30 minutes, but my suitcase is probably on vacation in Hawaii.”
“The baggage claim area was so crowded that finding my bag felt like playing hide and seek.”
“Please keep your baggage claim ticket until you exit the airport.”
“The carousel at baggage claim broke down, turning patient travelers into angry protesters.”
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