carriage
The act of conveying; carryingThe act of conveying; carrying.
» The baby sleeping in the baby carriage is as cute as an angel.
Meaning
12 senses(countable, uncommon, uncountable)The act of conveying; carrying.
(countable, uncountable)A means of conveyance.
(countable, uncountable)A (mostly four-wheeled) lighter vehicle chiefly designed to transport people, generally drawn by horse power.
The carriage ride was very romantic.
Kutsche
каре́таkaréta, пово́зкаpovózka, теле́гаteléga
каре́таkaréta, візviz
(countable, uncountable)The manner or posture in which one holds or positions a body part, such as one's arm or head.
The runner has a very low arm carriage.
(countable, uncountable)The part of a typewriter supporting the paper, the part of a machine tool such as a lathe that guides the bit as it cuts or otherwise manipulates the workpiece.
Wagen
каре́ткаkarétka
(New England, US, countable, uncountable)A shopping cart.
(UK, countable, uncountable)A stroller; a baby carriage.
(countable, uncountable)A gun carriage.
(countable, uncountable)The charge made for conveying (especially in the phrases carriage forward, when the charge is to be paid by the receiver, and Carriage Paid To).
Frachtgeld, Fracht, Fuhrlohn
(archaic, countable, uncountable)A manner of walking and moving in general; how one carries oneself, bearing, gait.
a tall woman with a beautiful upright carriage.
Gang, Haltung
сто́йкаstójka, оса́нкаosánka, похо́дкаpoxódka
(archaic, countable, uncountable)One's behavior, or way of conducting oneself towards others.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)That which is carried, baggage.
- a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
- a machine part that carries something else
- characteristic way of bearing one's body
- a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
Examples
99 sentencesThe baby sleeping in the baby carriage is as cute as an angel.
Tom and Mary arrived in a horse-drawn carriage.
deTom und Maria fuhren in einer Pferdekutsche vor.
These are not first-class carriages.
I'm going to wash my carriage.
The carriage of bicycles is permitted.
deDie Mitnahme von Fahrrädern ist gestattet.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English cariage, from Old Northern French cariage, from carier (“to carry”).From Middle English cariage, from Old Northern French cariage, from carier (“to carry”).
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Forms
plural: carriagesSynonyms
19 synonyms- a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses:equipagerig
- characteristic way of bearing one's body:bearingposture
- a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around:baby buggybaby carriageperambulatorpramstrollergo-cartpushchairpusher
- a railcar where passengers ride:passenger carcoach
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
45 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable