a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

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It inevitably slows you down, and you run the risk of losing your luggage entirely.

Spend less time packing and more time exploring, thanks to our handheld digital luggage scale.

Airport security found a jar of pasta sauce in my luggage last month.

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It inevitably slows you down, and you run the risk of losing your luggage entirely.

Spend less time packing and more time exploring, thanks to our handheld digital luggage scale.

Airport security found a jar of pasta sauce in my luggage last month.

Between the lousy service, lost luggage and inevitable delays, nothing about it can be called fun.

As airlines continue to hike checked bagged fees, shipping luggage ahead is getting more attractive.

Getting annoyed that your luggage is lost, and yelling at the baggage handler will not find your luggage any faster.

Most people travelling between families check luggage to contain the presents.

Our exclusive luggage brings high-tech features to every traveler.

Students from the college appeared with a truck and took me and my luggage to the college.

We stash our luggage and make for two lounge chairs under a thatched-palm palapa.

Somebody should mail me one, because my luggage is so.

Airport security experts say baggage thefts occur when people leave their luggage unattended or take their eyes off.

Hmmm, my parents gave me luggage for graduation from high school.

Most people going long-haul on holiday do check luggage.

As a result belts began jamming up, and the first three flights of the morning took off without any luggage on board at all.

And by the end of the year, close to five million travelers will have been stuck scratching their heads at the luggage carousel.

Make multiple copies of everything and keep them in each piece of luggage and with someone at home.

The result: checkpoint personnel now have to handle and inspect more luggage.

Carrying options include handle, padded shoulder strap, or rear strap to slide over luggage handle.

Some business travelers are finding it more convenient to let their luggage make the trek separately.

Carry all of these in your hand luggage because you'll need them at.

My luggage was delayed, ostensibly by a stuck door on a truck that was to have ferried it from the plane to the arrivals hall.

Don't let your explorations get weighed down by bulky luggage.

They did the same thing with the headlights, tail lights, engine lid and luggage compartment lid.

The result would be fewer flight delays, less waiting at luggage carousels and big savings in airline labor costs.

His luggage is one of those weird glorified backpacks with a handle on it.

He was carrying dozens of samples of his new luggage.

Airlines keep finding new things to charge for, from pillows to checked-in luggage.

Some people, though, mistake the simple slipcases for full-fledged luggage.

Anthony's latest luggage pieces are rich yet tastefully understated.

People are pushing and shoving and tripping over their luggage.

Bucking the trend for rustic satchels, some luggage designers are boldly traveling forward.

Most importantly, perhaps, it does not charge for checked-in luggage.

Its dimensions are perfect for transporting and it fits in your average carry on size bag of luggage.

They seem to want only things that will make their trips easier or their luggage lighter, even though.

He also opened the overhead luggage compartments as the plane came in to land and ignored six requests to sit down.

Add a set of luggage and you could do a road trip on this bike.

Share your experiences about checking versus shipping your luggage.

And what's amusing when it happens to a luggage container is tragic when it involves human life.

Yes, your carry-on will fit in the overhe err, chest-high luggage bin.

He started as her luggage porter and is now her husband.

The luggage is almost as nice as the carbon-fiber compartment that holds it.

The agents were caught in a sting operation after a torrent of complaints about luggage thefts.

Beyond breakage, shipping wine or placing it in luggage bound for hot locales can be destructive.

Sometimes they arrive with luggage and with tourist visas in their pockets.

The rest of the luggage was due to arrive later tonight.

Overnighting my luggage also prevents the inevitable confusion at the luggage carousel.

It has leather totes and bags in bright colors and a line of soft luggage.

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World English Dictionary

luggage (ˈlʌɡɪdʒ)

—n
	suitcases, trunks, etc, containing personal belongings for a journey; baggage

[C16: perhaps from lug¹, influenced in form by baggage]

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Word Origin & History

luggage

1590s, from lug (v.) "to drag;" so, lit. "what has to be lugged about" (or, in Johnson's definition, "any thing of more bulk than value"). In 20c., the usual word for "baggage belonging to passengers."

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