English Explanatory Dictionary

carriage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of conveying; carrying.
  2. A means of conveyance.
  3. A (mostly four-wheeled) lighter vehicle chiefly designed to transport people, generally drawn by horse power.
  4. Ellipsis of railway carriage (“a passenger railroad car, or any railroad car”).
  5. The manner or posture in which one holds or positions a body part, such as one's arm or head.
  6. A manner of walking and moving in general; how one carries oneself, bearing, gait.
  7. One's behavior, or way of conducting oneself towards others.
  8. The part of a typewriter supporting the paper.
  9. A shopping cart.
  10. A stroller; a baby carriage.
  11. A gun carriage.
  12. The charge made for conveying (especially in the phrases carriage forward, when the charge is to be paid by the receiver, and Carriage Paid To).

Pronunciation

/ˈkæɹɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈkɛɹɪd͡ʒ/ En-us-ne-carriage.ogg en-us-carriage.ogg

Word forms

carriage carriages

Etymology

From Middle English cariage, from Old Northern French cariage, from carier (“to carry”).

Synonyms

freight freightage cartage charge rate

Antonyms

wagon

Derived words

baby carriage carriageable carriage and pair carriage bolt carriagebuilder carriagebuilding carriage clock carriage control character carriage dog carriage door carriage dress carriageful carriage gown carriage house carriageless carriagelike carriagemaker carriagemaking carriage pole carriage return carriage trade carriageway composite carriage condition of carriage disappearing carriage forecarriage freight carriage ginny-carriage goods carriage gun carriage hackney carriage horse and carriage horseless carriage invalid carriage miscarriage overcarriage palkee carriage quiet carriage rail-carriage railway carriage recarriage smoking carriage stage carriage steam carriage travelling carriage undercarriage water carriage
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