carriage

car‧riage / ˈkærɪdʒ / noun

1 vehicle pulled by horse [ countable ] a vehicle with wheels that is pulled by a horse, used in the past

2 train [ countable ] British English one of the parts of a train where passengers sit SYN car American English

3 movement of goods [ uncountable ] British English formal the act of moving goods from one place to another or the cost of moving them :

Canals were originally built for the carriage of coal.

It costs £45.50 including carriage.

4 machine part [ countable ] a moving part of a machine that supports or moves another part :

the carriage of a typewriter

5 position of body [ uncountable ] formal used when describing the position of someone’s body as they walk, stand, or sit :

her graceful carriage

6 for moving heavy objects [ countable ] something with wheels that is used to move a heavy object, especially a gun

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