Definition of carriage

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Carriage (n.) The act of carrying, transporting, or conveying..

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Draw :: Draw (v. i.) To admit the action of pulling or dragging; to undergo draught; as, a carriage draws easily..
Sufflaminate :: Sufflaminate (v. t.) To retard the motion of, as a carriage, by preventing one or more of its wheels from revolving, either by means of a chain or otherwise..
Volante :: Volante (n.) A cumbrous two-wheeled pleasure carriage used in Cuba.
Port :: Port (n.) The manner in which a person bears himself; deportment; carriage; bearing; demeanor; hence, manner or style of living; as, a proud port..
Under :: Under (prep.) Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to over; as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover; a cellar extends under the whole house..
Convoy :: Convoy (n.) A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill..
Bufferhead :: Bufferhead (n.) The head of a buffer, which recieves the concussion, in railroad carriages..
Break :: Break (v. t.) A large four-wheeled carriage, having a straight body and calash top, with the driver's seat in front and the footman's behind..
Flyman :: Flyman (n.) The driver of a fly, or light public carriage..
Portance :: Portance (n.) See Port, carriage, demeanor..
Peirameter :: Peirameter (n.) A dynamometer for measuring the force required to draw wheel carriages on roads of different constructions.
Carriage :: Carriage (n.) A wheeled vehicle carrying a fixed burden, as a gun carriage..
Easily :: Easily (adv.) Without shaking or jolting; commodiously; as, a carriage moves easily..
Greaser :: Greaser (n.) One who, or that which, greases; specifically, a person employed to lubricate the working parts of machinery, engines, carriages, etc..
Rockaway :: Rockaway () Formerly, a light, low, four-wheeled carriage, with standing top, open at the sides, but having waterproof curtains which could be let down when occasion required; now, a somewhat similar, but heavier, carriage, inclosed, except in front, and having a door at each side..
Outrider :: Outrider (n.) A servant on horseback attending a carriage.
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) That part of a carriage, as of a movable battery, or engine, which enables it to turn..
Coach :: Coach (n.) A large, closed, four-wheeled carriage, having doors in the sides, and generally a front and back seat inside, each for two persons, and an elevated outside seat in front for the driver..
Chaise :: Chaise (n.) A two-wheeled carriage for two persons, with a calash top, and the body hung on leather straps, or thorough-braces. It is usually drawn by one horse..
Chair :: Chair (n.) A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or two-wheeled carriage, drawn by one horse; a gig..
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