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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 )
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of carriage1
Example Sentences
A great many investors backed the wrong horseless carriages around a century ago and lost their money.
If the design is less ornate, Irvine noted that’s purposeful, pointing out antebellum carriage houses were “a little bit knocked down.”
Mushtaq Muhammad, who was in the train's third carriage, recalled the "unforgettable" attack and passengers stricken with panic.
Mr Nadir was charged on Wednesday with using a carriage service to threaten, menace or harass, and with possessing a prohibited drug.
A few carriages are passing by; near the center, a chic young female pedestrian about to arrive at the curb is a possible focus of his regard.
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What does mean?
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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