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carriage

/ˈkæɹɪd͡ʒ/noun2 syllables

Carriage means: a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around.

Synonyms for carriage19

noun, as in a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around

baby buggy, baby carriage, perambulator, pram, stroller, go-cart, pushchair, pusher

noun, as in a railcar where passengers ride

passenger car, coach

noun, as in a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses

equipage, rig

noun, as in characteristic way of bearing one's body

bearing, posture

also used for carriage

freight, freightage, cartage, charge, rate

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What does carriage mean?5

noun

1

a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around

2

a railcar where passengers ride

3

a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses

4

characteristic way of bearing one's body“stood with good posture”

5

a machine part that carries something else

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Carriage in a sentence

  • When horseless carriages came along, these carriage-makers simply switched to making cars.Cangarejo
  • Around him in the carriage, the other passengers rocked and swayed.sundown
  • In bygone days, people traveled by horse and carriage.IMer
  • The carriage rolled on, and the peasants resumed their dancing.Hybrid
  • If you lived in your carriage, you'd be home by now.mrtaistoi
  • To the porch, came flying a golden carriage drawn by six splendid white horses.Hybrid
  • Every once in a while, a carriage passed by me.AlanF_US
  • The coachman cracked his whip, and the carriage began to move.sundown

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Forms of carriage

as a noun

plural
carriages