carriage

carriage is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈkærɪdʒ/ or /ˈkɛrɪdʒ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈkærɪdʒ/

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• Hyphenation: car‧riage

Noun

Singular carriage

Plural carriages

A horse pulling a carriage

1. (countable) A vehicle on wheels, usually pulled by a horse.

   Jack Hampton rode on his carriage to the wedding.

2. (countable) A railway car, pulled by a locomotive.

   Sarah said that she would be on the third carriage of the train.

3. (uncountable) The way somebody moves and walks.

   His noble carriage made nobody suspect that he was a poor pauper.