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carriage
[ kar-ij; kar-ee-ij ]
noun
- a wheeled vehicle for conveying persons, as one drawn by horses and designed for comfort and elegance.
Synonyms: , ,
- British. a railway passenger coach.
- a wheeled support, as for a cannon.
- a movable part, as of a machine, designed for carrying something.
- manner of carrying the head and body; bearing:
the carriage of a soldier.
Synonyms: , , ,
- Also called carriage piece, an inclined beam, as a string, supporting the steps of a stair.
- the act of transporting; conveyance:
the expenses of carriage.
- the price or cost of transportation.
- management; administration.
carriage
/ ˈæɪ /
noun
- a railway coach for passengers
- the manner in which a person holds and moves his head and body; bearing
- a four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle for persons
- the moving part of a machine that bears another part
a lathe carriage
a typewriter carriage
- ˈæɪˈkærɪɪdʒ
- the act of conveying; carrying
- the charge made for conveying (esp in the phrases carriage forward, when the charge is to be paid by the receiver, and carriage paid )
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of carriage1
Example Sentences
Currently, cycling offenders can be imprisoned for no more than two years under an 1861 law originally intended for drivers of horse-drawn carriages.
The design was simplified too, with a narrower carriage that had holes on the rear edge, providing better stability as well as varying grip points.
Put them instead in a slow-trotting carriage and see how far they can go.
The disruption has the potential to cause near-term shortages in the US of items where China dominates the supply, such as baby carriages, colouring books and umbrellas, analysts at Macquarie noted this week.
A great many investors backed the wrong horseless carriages around a century ago and lost their money.
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In parts of New England, the word is commonly used to refer to a shopping cart. For example, someone in Massachusetts might say they will "grab a carriage" at the front of the grocery store. This might confuse people in other parts of the U.S., who tend to call it a "cart" or "shopping cart."
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