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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary car·riage \\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 carrying2. 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 burden8. 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 carriageSynonyms: see bearing
carriage
1388, "act of carrying, means of conveyance," from Anglo-Fr. cariage "cart, carriage," from carier "to carry" (see carry). Specific sense of "horse-drawn, wheeled vehicle for hauling people" first attested 1706.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishcarriage
noun 1 vehicle pulled by horses ADJ. horse-drawn, open VERB + CARRIAGE ride in | drive | climb into, get into | alight from, get out of, step out of PREP. in a/the ~ 2 part of a train ADJ. railway | full | empty | first-class, second-class | no-smoking/non-smoking, smoking VERB + CARRIAGE get in/into | get out of | pull CARRIAGE + NOUN door, window PREP. in a/the ~ There's a seat in the next carriage. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 carriagecar·riage / 5kAridV / noun1. (also coach) (both BrE) ( NAmE car) [C] a separate section of a train for carrying passengers (火车的)客车厢: a railway carriage 铁路客车厢 2. [C] a road vehicle, usually with four wheels, that is pulled by one or more horses and was used in the past to carry people (旧时载客的)四轮马车: a horse-drawn carriage 四轮马车 3. (BrE) (also hand·ling NAmE, BrE) [U] ( formal) the act or cost of transporting goods from one place to another 运输；运费: £16.95 including VAT and carriage 16.95 英镑,包含增值税和运费 4. [C] a moving part of a machine that supports or moves another part, for example on a typewriter (打字机等机器上的)滑动托架: a carriage return (= the act of starting a new line when typing) 回车 5. [sing.] ( old-fashioned) the way in which sb holds and moves their head and body 仪态；举止 SYN bearing ⇨ see also baby carriage , undercarriage
carriage noun
⇨ carriage 1 (a railway carriage) ⇨ carriage 2 (a horse-drawn carriage) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: motor carriage , or baby carriage , or barbette carriage , or sleeping carriage , or slip carriage , or stage carriage , or traveling carriage , or water carriage , or carriage band , or carriage bolt , or carriage boot , or carriage bow , or carriage dog , or carriage folk , or carriage forward , or carriage guard , or carriage horse , or carriage piece , or carriage porch , or carriage rail , or carriage return , or carriage rod , or carriage starter , or carriage trade , or disappearing carriage , or doll carriage , or gun carriage , or gun motor carriage , or horseless carriage
car·riage\ˈkarij, -ēj also -er-\ noun( -s) Usage: often attributiveEtymology: Middle English cariage, from Old North French, from carier to transport in a vehicle — more at carry 1. : the act of carrying : transport , conveyance < the carriage of weapons inside the … town — P.A.Rollins > < impassable to any other carriage but a mule — Tobias Smollett >2. a. archaic : moral or social behavior : deportment < her very prudent carriage — Lord Byron > b. : manner of bearing the body : posture < that slender unrigid erectness and the fine carriage of head — Willa Cather >3. archaic : the act or manner of conducting measures or projects : management , execution , administration < the passage and whole carriage of this action — Shakespeare >4. : the price or expense of carrying 5. obsolete : something that is carried : burden , load , baggage 6. obsolete : import , sense < missed the whole carriage of the former chapter >7. : means of conveyance : vehicle: a. obsolete : any means of carrying or conveying (as a litter, wheelbarrow, or barge) b. : a wheeled vehicle for people; especially : a horse-drawn vehicle designed for private use and for comfort or elegance c. Britain : a railway passenger coach 8. : a wheeled support carrying a burden < a gun carriage > < a log carriage in a sawmill >9. : a movable part of a machine for supporting or carrying some other movable object or part < the carriage on a lathe > < a typewriter carriage >10. a. : a frame in or on which something is carried or supported b. : the wheeled supporting framework of a carriage or other vehicle : running gear 11. obsolete : a hanger for a sword 12. : the timber or iron joist supporting a wooden staircase 13. : chair 5a
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