Carry-on
of a size and shape suitable for being carried onto and stowed in the passenger compartment of an airplane:
carry-on luggage.
a piece of carry-on luggage.
Contemporary Examples
Moreover, I accomplished my goal of only packing a carry-on.
Who Says the Book Business Is Dead? Peter Osnos January 12, 2009
You just travel light with carry-on luggage, go to cities that you love, and get to hang out with all your friends.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness Marlow Stern January 6, 2015
They also faced rigorous extra checks of carry-on bags, as well as some body searches, before boarding.
An Airplane’s Gift to Terrorists Clive Irving December 25, 2009
She will then, at a time of her choosing, tuck it, say, into my carry-on bag just before I leave on a research trip.
How I Write: Erik Larson Revisits ‘Isaac’s Storm’ Noah Charney October 30, 2012
Anna and I lay down on the cold linoleum floor, pillowing our heads on our carry-on bags.
Ciao, Roma! Hello, Newark! James Atlas January 5, 2011
Historical Examples
It was just her way of doing the carry-on for Aunt Clara Lamar.
The House of Torchy Sewell Ford
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- Carry-permit
a license to carry a handgun on one’s person.
- Carve-out
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something: to carve a piece of pine. to form from a solid material by cutting: to carve a statue out of stone. to cut into slices or pieces, as a roast of meat. to decorate with designs or figures cut on the surface: The top of […]
- Carve
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something: to carve a piece of pine. to form from a solid material by cutting: to carve a statue out of stone. to cut into slices or pieces, as a roast of meat. to decorate with designs or figures cut on the surface: The top of […]