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   carriage

   /ˈkarɪdʒ/

   noun

   • 1. any of the separate sections of a train that carry passengers: British "the first-class carriages" Similar coachcarsaloonbogie
   • ▪ a four-wheeled passenger vehicle pulled by two or more horses: "a horse-drawn carriage" Similar wagonhackneyhansomgiglandautrapcaravancar
   • ▪ a wheeled support for moving a heavy object such as a gun: "a US army howitzer and carriage"
   • 2. the conveying of goods or passengers from one place to another: British "the carriage of bikes on public transport" Similar transporttransportationconveyancetransfertransferencedeliverydistributioncarryingtransmissionmovementhaulagefreightfreightageportagecartageshipment
   • ▪ the harbouring of a potentially disease-causing organism by a person or animal that does not contract the disease.
   • 3. a moving part of a machine that carries other parts into the required position: "a typewriter carriage"
   • 4. a person's bearing or deportment: "her carriage was graceful, her movements quick and deft" Similar posturebearingstancegaitcomportmentattitudemannerpresenceairdemeanourmienappearancebehaviourconductdeportment

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old Northern French cariage, from carier (see carry).

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