Definition of carriage

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

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Alight :: Alight (v. i.) To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount..
Cariole :: Cariole (n.) A small, light, open one-horse carriage.
Coachman :: Coachman (n.) A man whose business is to drive a coach or carriage.
Water Carriage :: Water carriage () A vessel or boat.
Boating :: Boating (n.) The act or practice of rowing or sailing, esp. as an amusement; carriage in boats..
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) A piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction, as of a carriage or railway car, by the pressure of rubbers against the wheels, or of clogs or ratchets against the track or roadway, or of a pivoted lever against a wheel or drum in a machine..
Drive :: Drive (n.) The act of driving; a trip or an excursion in a carriage, as for exercise or pleasure; -- distinguished from a ride taken on horseback..
Fill :: Fill (n.) One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.
Trigger :: Trigger (n.) A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
Truck :: Truck (v. i.) A swiveling carriage, consisting of a frame with one or more pairs of wheels and the necessary boxes, springs, etc., to carry and guide one end of a locomotive or a car; -- sometimes called bogie in England. Trucks usually have four or six wheels..
Vehicle :: Vehicle (n.) That in or on which any person or thing is, or may be, carried, as a coach, carriage, wagon, cart, car, sleigh, bicycle, etc.; a means of conveyance; specifically, a means of conveyance upon land..
Ride :: Ride (v. i.) To be borne in a carriage; as, to ride in a coach, in a car, and the like. See Synonym, below..
Hackman :: Hackman (n.) The driver of a hack or carriage for public hire.
Manner :: Manner (n.) Carriage; behavior; deportment; also, becoming behavior; well-bred carriage and address..
Pave :: Pave (v. t.) To lay or cover with stone, brick, or other material, so as to make a firm, level, or convenient surface for horses, carriages, or persons on foot, to travel on; to floor with brick, stone, or other solid material; as, to pave a street; to pave a court..
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..
Landau :: Landau (n.) A four-wheeled covered vehicle, the top of which is divided into two sections which can be let down, or thrown back, in such a manner as to make an open carriage..
Topsy-turvy :: Topsy-turvy (adv.) In an inverted posture; with the top or head downward; upside down; as, to turn a carriage topsy-turvy..
Portage :: Portage (n.) The price of carriage; porterage.
Miscarriage :: Miscarriage (n.) The act of bringing forth before the time; premature birth.
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