hand luggage
noun
: small pieces of luggage that a passenger can carry onto an airplane
You are entitled to one piece of hand luggage per flight.
Examples of hand luggage in a Sentence
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He was gifted his character's blaster and chose to put it in his hand luggage, much to the worry of airport security.
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Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
This nontoxic item can be considered as hand luggage when flying.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
The lightweight kaftan can also be stored in your hand luggage for those desperate to be beach ready after a long-haul flight.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
She was detained in December after 82 fireworks, three knives, two replica firearms and a canister of pepper spray were found inside her hand luggage.
—Cnn, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
There are also many cruisers traveling with just hand luggage these days and using onboard laundry services (like Windstar’s), saving time and energy and making international and domestic travel much easier.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
That shouldn’t detract too much from what remain a hugely stylish, powerful little laptop that is ideally suited to business executives who want a device to slip into their hand luggage.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Unclaimed Baggage also sells items left in seat pockets, overhead bins and in hand luggage, said Sonni Hood, the store’s spokesperson.
—Faith Karimi, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
Start by packing all essential items in your hand luggage.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
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Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
This nontoxic item can be considered as hand luggage when flying.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
The lightweight kaftan can also be stored in your hand luggage for those desperate to be beach ready after a long-haul flight.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
She was detained in December after 82 fireworks, three knives, two replica firearms and a canister of pepper spray were found inside her hand luggage.
—Cnn, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
There are also many cruisers traveling with just hand luggage these days and using onboard laundry services (like Windstar’s), saving time and energy and making international and domestic travel much easier.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
That shouldn’t detract too much from what remain a hugely stylish, powerful little laptop that is ideally suited to business executives who want a device to slip into their hand luggage.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Unclaimed Baggage also sells items left in seat pockets, overhead bins and in hand luggage, said Sonni Hood, the store’s spokesperson.
—Faith Karimi, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
Start by packing all essential items in your hand luggage.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Hand luggage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20luggage. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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