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2. Baggage handler - Wikipedia

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   For narrow body aircraft (e.g. Boeing 737, 757), every checked bag is required to be manually transferred to the airplane cargo compartments by carrier baggage handlers. Bags weigh an average of 32 pounds (15 kg) each [ citation needed ] , but many checked bags exceed the airline allowable weight of 50 pounds (23 kg) [ citation needed ] .

3. Hand luggage - Wikipedia

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   The term hand luggage or cabin baggage (normally called carry-on in North America) refers to the type of luggage that passengers are allowed to carry along in the passenger compartment of a vehicle instead of a separate cargo compartment. Passengers are allowed to carry a limited number of smaller bags with them in the vehicle, which typically ...

4. Baggage - Wikipedia

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   Passengers are allowed to carry a limited number of smaller bags with them in the vehicle, these are known as luggage (more commonly referred to as carry-on in North America), and contain valuables and items needed during the journey. There is normally storage space provided for hand luggage, either under seating, or in overhead lockers.

5. Porter (carrier) - Wikipedia

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   The range of services conducted by porters is extensive, from shuttling luggage aboard a train (a railroad porter) to bearing heavy burdens at altitude in inclement weather on multi-month mountaineering expeditions. They can carry items on their backs or on their heads. The word "porter" derives from the Latin portare (to carry). [1]

6. List of United States Marine Corps individual equipment

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   The standard canvas or nylon seabag, a militarized duffel bag, has been issued to service members of all branches since before World War II. However, the increase in equipment issued to an individual Marine has made containing and transporting it all in a standard seabag difficult (a phenomenon nicknamed seabag drag ), in addition to a tactical ...

7. Litter (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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   When they needed to go anywhere, they were veiled and carried in a hammock or a basket-like litter similar to bird's nests carried by their slaves. Longer journeys required that they be borne inside larger, covered palanquins with silk covers, with some taking the form of a miniature hut.