noun phrase · neutral
carry-on luggage
UK/ˌkæri ˈɒn ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/US/ˌkæri ˈɑːn ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/CAR·ry-on LUG·gage
Band 5-6speakingtask1
bags or suitcases passengers are allowed to bring into the aircraft cabin
Examples
“bring carry-on luggage into the cabin”
“one piece of carry-on luggage”
“pack valuables in your carry-on luggage”
Band 8 sentence
“I always pack my passport and laptop in my carry-on luggage to avoid losing important items during transfers.”
Collocations
- check carry-on luggage
- carry-on bag
Word family
carry-on adjective / nounluggage noun
Common mistakes
carry-on luggages→carry-on luggage
hand luggages→hand luggage
Say it for a higher band
5hand luggage→6carry on bag→7+carry-on luggage
Synonyms
hand luggage
Easily confused
hand luggage
“Please place your hand luggage in the overhead bin.”
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