Collocations for baggage - noun
ADJECTIVE
carry-on,
hand
(BrE)
checked (esp. AmE), checked-in (BrE)
Any sharp objects must go in your checked baggage.
checked (esp. AmE), checked-in (BrE)
Any sharp objects must go in your checked baggage.
excess
At the airport I found that I had 20 kg of excess baggage.
At the airport I found that I had 20 kg of excess baggage.
cultural,
emotional,
ideological
(all figurative)
She's still carrying all that emotional baggage from her first marriage.
She's still carrying all that emotional baggage from her first marriage.
VERB + baggage
carry,
lug
go through, screen, search
check (AmE), check in (BrE)
Where do we check (in) our baggage?
go through, screen, search
check (AmE), check in (BrE)
Where do we check (in) our baggage?
claim (AmE),
collect,
pick up
Let's collect our baggage first.
Let's collect our baggage first.
jettison,
shed
(both figurative)
The party has shed its ideological baggage.
The party has shed its ideological baggage.
baggage + NOUN
allowance
screening
cart (AmE), trolley (esp. BrE)
handler
claim (AmE), reclaim (BrE)
the baggage reclaim hall
screening
cart (AmE), trolley (esp. BrE)
handler
claim (AmE), reclaim (BrE)
the baggage reclaim hall
train
Extensive baggage trains followed the troops.
Extensive baggage trains followed the troops.
car
(AmE)