From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishluggage rackˈluggage rack noun [countable] 1 TTa shelf in a train, bus etc for putting luggage on2 American English a special frame on top of a car that you tie luggage on SYN roof rack British English
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luggage rack• Each day now Phagu went scouting in the jeep, Kamesh driving, he and I perched up on the luggage rack.• I arrived at the station in good time and chained my travel-bag to the luggage rack.• He loaded the bags on to the luggage rack of the Argyll. 