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/lˈəgədʒ væn/ Listen

noun

Luggage n. That which is lugged; anything cumbrous and heavy to be carried; especially, a traveler's trunks, baggage, etc., or their contents. "I am gathering up my luggage, and preparing for my journey." "What do you mean, To dote thus on such luggage!"

Synonyms: Plunder; baggage.

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.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Luggage van" Quotes from Famous Books

... Breteuil about an hour when a Prussian train came puffing up. I managed to induce an official to allow me to get into the luggage van; and thus, having started from Paris as a bullock, I reached Amiens at twelve o'clock as a carpet-bag. The Amiens station, a very large one covered in with glass, was crowded with Prussian soldiers; and for one ...

— Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris • Henry Labouchere

... ought to warn you," he said, "that the car hasn't precisely the carrying capacity of a luggage van. Perhaps when you find that there's no room for Paris frocks and hats, ...

— My Friend the Chauffeur • C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

... sitting in hundreds. They used to be here in thousands, but since the opening of the Transcaspian railway some years ago now, the number of these humped beasts of burden has sensibly diminished. Just compare one of these beasts with a goods truck or a luggage van! ...

— The Adventures of a Special Correspondent • Jules Verne