Topic: TRAINS, RAILWAYS
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old North French |
| Origin: | cariage, from carier; CARRY1 |
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car‧riage S3
1 a vehicle with wheels that is pulled by a horse, used in the past
vehicle pulled by horse
[countable]TTB2 one of the parts of a train where passengers sit [= car American English]
train
[countable] British EnglishTTT3 the act of moving goods from one place to another or the cost of moving them : Canals were originally built for the carriage of coal. It costs £45.50 including carriage.
movement of goods
[uncountable]TT British English formalCanals were originally built for the carriage of coal.It costs £45.50 including carriage.4 a moving part of a machine that supports or moves another part : the carriage of a typewriter
machine part
[countable]Tthe carriage of a typewriter5 used when describing the position of someone's body as they walk, stand, or sit : her graceful carriage
position of body
[uncountable] formalher graceful carriage6 something with wheels that is used to move a heavy object, especially a gun
