car ‧ riage /ˈkærɪdʒ/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old North French ; Origin: cariage , from carier ; ⇨ ↑ carry 1 ]
1 . VEHICLE PULLED BY HORSE [countable] a vehicle with wheels that is pulled by a horse, used in the past
2 . TRAIN [countable] British English one of the parts of a train where passengers sit SYN car American English
3 . MOVEMENT OF GOODS [uncountable] British English formal the act of moving goods from one place to another or the cost of moving them:
Canals were originally built for the carriage of coal.
It costs £45.50 including carriage.
4 . MACHINE PART [countable] a moving part of a machine that supports or moves another part:
the carriage of a typewriter
5 . POSITION OF BODY [uncountable] formal used when describing the position of someone’s body as they walk, stand, or sit:
her graceful carriage
6 . FOR MOVING HEAVY OBJECTS [countable] something with wheels that is used to move a heavy object, especially a gun
⇨ ↑ baby carriage