🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

ritiro bagagli

Pronunciation / Transliteration: riˈtiːro baˈɡaʎʎi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Baggage-reclaim/ˈbæɡ.ɪdʒ rɪˌkleɪm/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #4500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il ritiro bagagli è affollato dopo l'arrivo del volo."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The area in an airport where arriving passengers collect their checked-in luggage.

    "We waited at baggage-reclaim for nearly twenty minutes before our suitcases appeared on the carousel."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'baggage' (originating from Old French 'bagage', ultimately from Old Norse via Middle French) and the verb 'reclaim' (from Latin 'reclamare', meaning to call back). The compound term emerged in mid-20th-century aviation terminology to designate the specific airport zone where passengers retrieve their checked luggage.

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