/ Dictionary / Index C carry-on: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: car•ry-on Pronunciation: (kar'ē-on", -ôn"), [key] —adj. of a size and shape suitable for being carried onto and stowed in the passenger compartment of an airplane: carry-on luggage. —n. a piece of carry-on luggage. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: carry-on (Thesaurus) carry light carry-out Related Content Daily Word Quiz: resilient Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language