carriage
Pronunciation: /ˈkæɹɪd͡ʒ/
The English word “carriage” has 12 meanings listed here.
noun
- The act of conveying; carrying.
- A means of conveyance.
- A (mostly four-wheeled) lighter vehicle chiefly designed to transport people, generally drawn by horse power.
- The manner or posture in which one holds or positions a body part, such as one's arm or head.
- A manner of walking and moving in general; how one carries oneself, bearing, gait.
- One's behavior, or way of conducting oneself towards others.
- The part of a typewriter supporting the paper, the part of a machine tool such as a lathe that guides the bit as it cuts or otherwise manipulates the workpiece.
- A shopping cart.
- A stroller; a baby carriage.
- A gun carriage.
- 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).
- That which is carried, baggage.
Etymology
From Middle English cariage, from Old Northern French cariage, from carier (“to carry”).
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