carriage

[ kar-ij; kar-ee-ij ]

noun

1. a wheeled vehicle for conveying persons, as one drawn by horses and designed for comfort and elegance.

   Synonyms: wagon, car, cart

2. baby carriage.
3. British. a railway passenger coach.
4. a wheeled support, as for a cannon.
5. a movable part, as of a machine, designed for carrying something.
6. manner of carrying the head and body; bearing:

   the carriage of a soldier.

   Synonyms: air, demeanor, comportment, mien

7. Also called carriage piece, an inclined beam, as a string, supporting the steps of a stair.
8. the act of transporting; conveyance:

   the expenses of carriage.

9. the price or cost of transportation.
10. (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.
11. management; administration.

carriage

/ ˈkærɪdʒ /

noun

1. a railway coach for passengers
2. the manner in which a person holds and moves his head and body; bearing
3. a four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle for persons
4. the moving part of a machine that bears another part

   a lathe carriage

   a typewriter carriage

5. ˈkærɪdʒˈkærɪɪdʒ
   1. the act of conveying; carrying
   2. 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

Origin of carriage¹

1150–1200; Middle English cariage < Anglo-French, Old North French, equivalent to cari ( er ) to carry + -age -age

Word History and Origins

Origin of carriage¹

C14: from Old Northern French cariage, from carier to carry

Example Sentences

On Monday, King Hamad arrived in a horse and carriage at Windsor Castle, receiving a Royal Salute from a Guard of Honour.

From BBC

Elsewhere, they use diesel generators housed underneath their carriages.

From BBC

Ms Salisbury added that it would be helpful if TfL illustrated which stations had toilets with a map inside carriages.

From BBC

The whistle of a train interrupts the tourist chatter, and a steam engine pulling a long line of freight carriages slowly chugs across the railway bridge from Russia to North Korea.

From BBC

These networks are able to maintain carriage and increase their fee rates with distributors in part because they’re bundled with broadcast network NBC.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• freight