CARRIAGE


Meaning of CARRIAGE in English

■ noun

1》 a four-wheeled passenger vehicle pulled by two or more horses.

↘a wheeled support for moving a heavy object such as a gun.

2》 Brit. any of the separate vehicles of a passenger train.

3》 Brit. the conveying of items or merchandise from one place to another.

4》 a moving part of a machine that carries other parts into the required position.

5》 a person's bearing or deportment.

Origin

ME: from Old North. Fr. cariage , from carier (see carry ).

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