luggage van
luggage van — noun
1. a separate section or carriage on a passenger train that is built to store and c
a separate section or carriage on a passenger train that is built to store and carry travellers' suitcases and other large bags during a journey
After they boarded, Maja watched the porters load the suitcases into the luggage van.
collocation: load … into the luggage van
The night train to Edinburgh had a luggage van at the front of the train.
position: at the front of the train
Padma put her backpack in the luggage van and kept a bag at her seat.
Passengers on local trains place large suitcases in the luggage van before finding seats.
The old steam train had a luggage van for travellers' trunks and cases.
Selim handed his suitcase to the attendant, who placed it in the baggage car.
The Amtrak train had a separate baggage car with shelves for large suitcases.
Joaquín watched through the window as his bags were loaded onto the baggage car.
Passengers travelling across the country can check their bags into the baggage car.
The baggage car was locked during the journey to keep the luggage safe.
- baggage car
the standard American English term for the same type of train carriage
- luggage car
sometimes used in British English as a synonym; less common than luggage van
用法筆記
This train car is called a luggage van in British English and a baggage car in American English. Both terms refer to the same thing: a dedicated carriage for storing passengers' suitcases and large bags. The term luggage van is standard in the UK, Ireland, and many Commonwealth countries; baggage car is standard in the United States and Canada. Which term you use depends on your audience — mixing varieties (e.g. 'luggage van on Amtrak') will sound unnatural to native speakers.