carriage

🇺🇸 /ˈkærɪdʒ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkærɪdʒ/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-C1
noun
C1

A part of a train where people sit.

We found seats in the last carriage of the train.

C1

An old vehicle pulled by horses that carries people.

The royal carriage was pulled by six white horses.

R

The moving or cost of moving things from one place to another.

The price includes carriage to your home.

R

A part of a machine that moves other parts.

The typewriter's carriage moves from left to right.

R

The way someone holds their body when standing or moving.

Her proud carriage showed she was confident.

translation

n. A part of a train where people sit.; An old vehicle pulled by horses that carries people.; The moving or cost of moving things from one place to another.; A part of a machine that moves other parts.; The way someone holds their body when standing or moving.

Word Forms

Plural carriages