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carriage.

The act of conveying; carrying.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkæɹɪd͡ʒ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkæɹɪd͡ʒ/General-American/ˈkɛɹɪd͡ʒ/General-American
  1. The act of conveying; carrying.

    countable · uncommon · uncountable
  2. A means of conveyance.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A (mostly four-wheeled) lighter vehicle chiefly designed to transport people, generally drawn by horse power.

    countable · uncountable
    The carriage ride was very romantic.
  4. Ellipsis of railway carriage (“a passenger railroad car, or any railroad car”).

    UK · abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis · uncountable
  5. The manner or posture in which one holds or positions a body part, such as one's arm or head.

    countable · uncountable
    The runner has a very low arm carriage.
  6. A manner of walking and moving in general; how one carries oneself, bearing, gait.

    archaic · countable · uncountable
    a tall woman with a beautiful upright carriage.
  7. One's behavior, or way of conducting oneself towards others.

    archaic · countable · uncountable
  8. 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.

    countable · uncountable
  9. A shopping cart.

    New-England · US · countable · uncountable
  10. A stroller; a baby carriage.

    UK · countable · uncountable
  11. A gun carriage.

    countable · uncountable
  12. 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).

    countable · uncountable
  13. That which is carried, baggage.

    archaic · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English cariage, from Old Northern French cariage, from carier (“to carry”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.