(carriages)
1.
A carriage is an old-fashioned vehicle, usually for a small number of passengers, which is pulled by horses.
The President-elect followed in an open carriage drawn by six beautiful gray horses.
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2.
A
carriage is one of the separate, long sections of a train that carries passengers. (
BRIT; in AM, usually use car
)
= coach
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3.
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4.
Carriage is the cost or action of transporting or delivering goods. (
BRIT FORMAL; in AM, usually use delivery charge
)
It costs ?10.86 for one litre including carriage...
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5.
Your carriage is the way you hold your body and head when you are walking, standing, or sitting. (LITERARY)
Her legs were long and fine, her hips slender, her carriage erect.
= bearing
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