luggage compartment

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luggage compartment - 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.
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           What do you mean,
           To dote thus on such luggage!            --Shak.
  
     Syn: Plunder; baggage.
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     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]

luggage compartment - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  luggage compartment
      n 1: compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or
           shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk" [syn:
           luggage compartment, automobile trunk, trunk]