carriage

IPA: kˈærɪdʒ

noun

  • The act of conveying; carrying.
  • Means of conveyance.
  • A (mostly four-wheeled) lighter vehicle chiefly designed to transport people, generally drawn by horse power.
  • (rail transport, Britain, Abbreviation of railway carriage) A railroad car
  • The manner or posture in which one holds or positions a body part, such as one's arm or head.
  • (now rare) A manner of walking and moving in general; how one carries oneself, bearing, gait.
  • (archaic) One's behaviour, or way of conducting oneself towards others.
  • The part of a typewriter supporting the paper.
  • (US, New England) A shopping cart.
  • (Britain) A stroller; a baby 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).
  • (archaic) That which is carried, baggage
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Examples of "carriage" in Sentences

  • The cartridge is mounted in the carriage.
  • The carriage was of the split trail type.
  • Only the driveway and the carriages were real.
  • Delete the text and conserve the carriage return.
  • The carriage hangs beneath the seat of the chair.
  • The carriage is hung beneath the seat of the chair.
  • Corrected mistake about the carriage and the barrel.
  • The carriage traverses the length of the press brake.
  • Another form of the carriage was the pageant wagon of the 14th century.
  • It was attached to the underside of the carriage and the firing platform.

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