CARRIAGE


Meaning of CARRIAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈker-ij, ˈka-rij ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English cariage, from Anglo-French, from carier to transport — more at carry

Date: 14th century

1. : the act of carrying

2.

a. archaic : deportment

b. : manner of bearing the body : posture

3. archaic : management

4. chiefly British : the price or expense of carrying

5. obsolete : burden , load

6.

a. : a wheeled vehicle ; especially : a horse-drawn vehicle designed for private use and comfort

b. British : a railway passenger coach

7. : a wheeled support carrying a burden

8. obsolete : import , sense

9. obsolete : a hanger for a sword

10. : a movable part of a machine for supporting some other movable object or part

a typewriter carriage

Synonyms: see bearing

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.