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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,.Also called horse.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.
(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.
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 typewriter carriage
a lathe carriage
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
“The Aviator and the Showman” is a lavish, layered narrative, a primer on early aviation and the transition of publishing from genteel carriage trade to an industry increasingly reliant on blockbusters.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla are hosting the Macrons in Windsor, where crowds have cheered a carriage procession and there have been other displays of pageantry.
There will be horses, as well as political horse-trading, with a carriage procession through Windsor, ahead of a royal salute and military parade at Windsor Castle.
Few scenes convey British pomp and soft power more than the King and Queen in a carriage procession through the picturesque streets of Windsor.
Afterwards, Ms Imrie described how the carriage was "plunged into darkness" and "the moans and really quiet noises started at first and then grew louder".
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