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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. cases used to carry belongings when traveling;
[syn: baggage, luggage]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] What do you mean, To dote thus on such luggage! --Shak. Syn: Plunder; baggage. [1913 Webster] Luggage van, a vehicle for carrying luggage; a railway car, or compartment of a car, for carrying luggage. [Eng.] Luggage compartment, the compartment in a train, bus or other vehicle designed for storage of luggage during a journey. Separate from the passenger compartment. [1913 Webster +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

baggage \bag"gage\ (b[a^]g"g[asl]j), n. [F. bagage, from OF. bague bundle. In senses 6 and 7 cf. F. bagasse a prostitute. See Bag, n.] 1. The clothes, tents, utensils, and provisions of an army. [1913 Webster] Note: "The term itself is made to apply chiefly to articles of clothing and to small personal effects." --Farrow. [1913 Webster] 2. The trunks, valises, satchels, etc., which a traveler carries with him on a journey; luggage. [1913 Webster] The baronet's baggage on the roof of the coach. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] We saw our baggage following below. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] Note: The English usually call this luggage. [1913 Webster] 3. Purulent matter. [Obs.] --Barrough. [1913 Webster] 4. Trashy talk. [Obs.] --Ascham. [1913 Webster] 5. A man of bad character. [Obs.] --Holland. [1913 Webster] 6. A woman of loose morals; a prostitute. [1913 Webster] A disreputable, daring, laughing, painted French baggage. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 7. A romping, saucy girl. [Playful] --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

luggage n 1: cases used to carry belongings when traveling [syn: baggage, luggage]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

52 Moby Thesaurus words for "luggage": Gladstone, apparatus, attache case, backpack, bag, bag and baggage, baggage, bags, bandbox, belongings, briefcase, cargo, carpetbag, carryall, consignment, ditty bag, duffel, duffel bag, dunnage, flight bag, footlocker, freight, freightage, gear, goods, grip, handbag, haversack, holdall, impedimenta, kit, kit bag, knapsack, lading, load, outfit, overnight bag, pack, paraphernalia, payload, portmanteau, rucksack, satchel, sea bag, shipment, suitcase, tackle, things, tote bag, traps, traveling bag, trunk
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

LUGGAGE. Such things as are carried by a traveller, generally for his personal accommodation; baggage. In England this word is generally used in the same sense that baggage is used in the United States. See Baggage.