From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhand luggageˈhand ˌluggage noun [uncountable] DLTthe small bags that you carry with you when you are travelling on a plane
Examples from the Corpus
hand luggage• Meg succumbed to the biggest smile she had ever seen in her life and surrendered her case and hand luggage with pleasure.• I could see her working out how many jars she'd be able to carry in her hand luggage.• Some can be carried in hand luggage, others must be checked in.• I made one good decision: to wear the trainers on the plane, and carry the paperwork in my hand luggage. 