carriage

car-riage · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A wheeled vehicle, especially a horse-drawn vehicle for passengers.

  2. 2.

    (British) A passenger coach on a train.

  3. 3.

    The manner of carrying one's body; posture.

  4. 4.

    A wheeled support or frame for moving heavy objects.

  5. 5.

    The cost of transporting goods.

Forms

plural: carriages

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    baby carriage — a wheeled vehicle for transporting infants
  • •
    carriage return — the mechanism or action of returning to the start of a line

Related words

See also: coach, transport, vehicle, wagon
Synonyms: buggy, coach, wagon

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman "cariage" meaning the act of carrying, from "carier" meaning to carry, from Latin "carrus" meaning wheeled vehicle.