Meanings
nounoverhead bin (plural overhead bins)
plural overhead bins
- A compartment for luggage placed over the passangers' seat on public transport such as trains, aeroplanes, etc.
Synonyms: overhead compartment
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA compartment for luggage placed over the passangers' seat on public transport such as trains, aeroplanes, etc.
Similar
overhead compartment
Translations
Catalan portaequipatges
- portaequipatgesluggage compartment
Chinese Mandarin 行李架
- 行李架 (xínglǐjià)luggage compartment
French porte-bagages
- porte-bagagesluggage compartment
Italian cappelliera
- cappellieraluggage compartment
Cite this entry
APA
overhead bin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overhead%20bin
MLA
“overhead bin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overhead%20bin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overhead bin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overhead%20bin.
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