🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

手荷物受取所

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tehimotsu uketorijo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Baggage carousel/ˈbæɡ.ɪdʒ ˌkær.əˈsel/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"手荷物受取所でスーツケースを受け取りました。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A moving conveyor system at an airport arrivals area designed to deliver checked luggage to passengers.

    "Passengers waited anxiously by the baggage carousel for their suitcases to appear."
  2. 2

    A revolving platform used for sorting or transporting heavy items or luggage in industrial or transit settings.

    "The automated sorting facility upgraded its primary baggage carousel to handle higher volumes."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'baggage', derived from Old French 'bagage' (meaning bundle or pack, ultimately from Old Norse), and 'carousel', originating from Italian 'carosello' (a jousting tournament, later applied to spinning devices like merry-go-rounds). The compound term emerged in the mid-20th century with the expansion of commercial aviation and automated airport infrastructure.

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