carriage
Americannoun
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a wheeled vehicle for conveying persons, as one drawn by horses and designed for comfort and elegance.
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British. a railway passenger coach.
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a wheeled support, as for a cannon.
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a movable part, as of a machine, designed for carrying something.
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manner of carrying the head and body; bearing.
the carriage of a soldier.
- Synonyms:
- air, demeanor, comportment, mien
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Also called carriage piece,. Also called horse. an inclined beam, as a string, supporting the steps of a stair.
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the act of transporting; conveyance.
the expenses of carriage.
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the price or cost of transportation.
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(in a typewriter) the moving part carrying the platen and its associated parts, usually set in motion to carry the paper across the point where the print element or type bars strike.
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management; administration.
noun
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a railway coach for passengers
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the manner in which a person holds and moves his head and body; bearing
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a four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle for persons
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the moving part of a machine that bears another part
a typewriter carriage
a lathe carriage
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the act of conveying; carrying
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the charge made for conveying (esp in the phrases carriage forward, when the charge is to be paid by the receiver, and carriage paid )
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Etymology
Origin of carriage
1150–1200; Middle English cariage < Anglo-French, Old North French, equivalent to cari ( er ) to carry + -age -age
Example Sentences
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From early morning until well after the gas lamps were lit, horse-drawn carriages filled with gentlemen and ladies lined the cobblestone street in front of Barnum’s Hotel.
From Literature
Soon the royal carriage emerged from the castle gates behind me to parade through The Kingdom and display the new queen.
From Literature
Those network affiliations also give Nexstar leverage in its negotiations to get carriage on cable and satellite providers.
From Los Angeles Times
From there she strikes out into the countryside in a suitably stately carriage.
From Barron's
"A man is seen also boarding the train at Paddington taking the suitcase worth over £4,500 before getting off and moving to another carriage," said a BTP spokesperson.
From BBC
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