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carriage

car·riage
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kar-ij; for 9 also kar-ee-ij]
    • /ˈkær ɪdʒ; for 9 also ˈkær i ɪdʒ/
    • /ˈkær.ɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kar-ij; for 9 also kar-ee-ij]
    • /ˈkær ɪdʒ; for 9 also ˈkær i ɪdʒ/

Definitions of carriage word

  • countable noun carriage A carriage is an old-fashioned vehicle, usually for a small number of passengers, which is pulled by horses. 3
  • countable noun carriage A carriage is one of the separate, long sections of a train that carries passengers. 3
  • countable noun carriage A carriage is the same as a baby carriage. 3
  • uncountable noun carriage Carriage is the cost or action of transporting or delivering goods. 3
  • uncountable noun carriage Your carriage is the way you hold your body and head when you are walking, standing, or sitting. 3
  • noun carriage a railway coach for passengers 3

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Origin of carriage

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English cariage < Anglo-French, Old North French, equivalent to cari(er) to carry + -age -age

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Carriage

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

carriage popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

carriage usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for carriage

noun carriage

  • freight — goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
  • transit — the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
  • conveyance — A conveyance is a vehicle.
  • transportation — the act of transporting.
  • transport — to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.

Antonyms for carriage

noun carriage

  • success — the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
  • miscarriage — the expulsion of a fetus before it is viable, especially between the third and seventh months of pregnancy; spontaneous abortion. Compare abortion (def 1).

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