CARRIAGE

Carriage

A carriage is a wheeled vehicle for people, usually horse-drawn; litters and sedan chairs are excluded, since they are wheelless vehicles. The carriage is especially designed for private passenger use and for comfort or elegance, though some are also used to transport goods. It may be light, smart and fast or heavy, large and comfortable. Carriages normally have suspension using leaf springs, elliptical springs or leather strapping. A public passenger vehicle would not usually be called a carriage – terms for such include stagecoach, charabanc and omnibus. Working vehicles such as the wagon and cart share important parts of the history of the carriage, as is the ...

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carriage

Noun

  1. The act of conveying; carrying.
  2. Means of conveyance.
  3. A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.
    The carriage ride was very romantic.
  4. A rail car, esp. designed for the conveyance of passengers.
  5. A manner of walking and moving in general; how one carries oneself, bearing, gait.
  6. One's behaviour, or way of conducting oneself towards others.
  7. The part of a typewriter supporting the paper.
  8. A shopping cart.
  9. A stroller; a baby carriage.
  10. The charge made for conveying (especially in the phrases carriage forward, when the charge is to be paid by the receiver, and carriage paid).

Adjective

  1. Related to a wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.


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