carriage
A means of conveyance.
Other meanings
A (mostly four-wheeled) lighter vehicle chiefly designed to transport people, generally drawn by horse power.
“The carriage ride was very romantic.”
The manner or posture in which one holds or positions a body part, such as one's arm or head.
“The runner has a very low arm carriage.”
A kind of
- horse-drawn vehicle
Kinds of carriage
- cab
- chariot
- four-in-hand
- trap
Word history
From Middle English "cariage".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “carriage” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.