baggage-room
Definition
Noun: A baggage-room is a room, typically in a hotel, train station, airport, or similar facility, where luggage or baggage is stored for safekeeping or temporary holding.
Usage Examples
- (A designated area for storing luggage.)
- (A room where baggage can be left temporarily.)
- (A storage facility for personal belongings.)
Advanced Usage
- "baggage-room attendant": a person who works in or manages a baggage-room.
- The baggage-room attendant tagged each bag carefully. (The worker responsible for handling luggage.)
- "baggage-room ticket": a receipt or token given in exchange for stored luggage.
- She lost her baggage-room ticket and had to describe her suitcase to retrieve it. (A claim check for stored baggage.)
Variants and Related Words
- Baggage (noun): personal belongings packed for travel; luggage.
- He carried his baggage to the check-in counter. (Luggage or suitcases.)
- Room (noun): a part of a building enclosed by walls, floor, and ceiling.
- The baggage-room is located on the ground floor. (A defined space within a building.)
- Baggage claim (noun): the area at an airport where passengers collect their luggage after a flight.
- We waited at baggage claim for our suitcases. (The designated pickup area for checked baggage.)
Synonyms
- Luggage room: a room for storing luggage (synonymous, though less common in American English).
- Left-luggage office: a British term for a facility where baggage is stored for a fee.
- He left his bags at the left-luggage office at the station. (A paid storage service.)
Related Idioms
- "Baggage" (figurative): emotional or psychological burdens from the past.
- She carried a lot of emotional baggage from her previous job. (Personal issues or history.)
- "Room to spare": extra space available.
- The baggage-room had room to spare for additional suitcases. (Sufficient capacity.)
Note: "Baggage-room" is a compound noun and is typically used in American English. In British English, the equivalent term is often "left-luggage office" or "luggage storage."