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Checked Baggage: Definition, Examples & Key Differences
Meaning 1：checked-in luggage (checked baggage)
checked baggage
/tʃɛkt ˈbæɡɪdʒ/
n.
Luggage you give to the airline at the airport, which goes in the plane’s cargo hold, not with you in your seat.
checked-in luggage
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/tʃɛkt ɪn ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/
n.
Checked baggage is luggage that passengers hand over to the airline at the check-in counter. It is stored in the aircraft's cargo hold during the flight and retrieved later at the destination's baggage claim area.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
From 'check' (past participle of check) + 'baggage'; refers to luggage that has been processed for the cargo hold.
💡 Mnemonic
Think of a large suitcase with a 'CHECKED' tag you pass to the counter—it disappears below to the cargo hold.
📖 Example
Remember to put your laptop and any valuables in your carry-on, not in your checked baggage, just in case.
Remember to put your laptop and any valuables in your carry-on, not in your checked baggage, just in case.
🔗 Collocations
checked baggage allowance – The maximum weight or size permitted for luggage checked in on a flight.
lost checked baggage – Baggage that has been misplaced by the airline after check-in.
checked baggage fee – An extra charge imposed by airlines for each piece of luggage checked in.
🔄 Synonyms
hold luggage (n.) – British term for checked baggage, referring to luggage stored in the aircraft's hold.
checked luggage (n.) – An alternative phrasing for checked baggage, commonly used in North America.
cargo hold baggage (n.) – Baggage that is placed in the cargo section of an airplane.
🚫 Antonyms
carry-on luggage (n.) – Luggage that passengers bring into the cabin with them.
hand luggage (n.) – Small bags allowed to be kept in the passenger cabin.
📖 Cultural Story
Emerging with commercial aviation in the early 1900s, 'checked baggage' distinguishes items handed to airline staff for stowage in the cargo hold from carry-on luggage kept in the cabin.
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