carriage
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈkɛrɪdʒ/
- UK
:
vagón
- The passengers quickly found their seats in the carriage before the train departed.
- a train carriage
- a railway carriage
This highly radioactive waste has to be transported sometimes, for which there are special containers and train carriages.
- This highly radioactive waste has to be transported sometimes, for which there are special containers and train carriages.
- There was a guy on the subway who was clearly off his head on various drugs, was very, very violent towards people in the carriage.
Examples
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The empty carriage rattles the loudest.
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'I looked round the carriage to see if anyone was looking at me.
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We have our own carriage with a bathroom.
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Your book, you left it in the carriage yesterday.
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As soon as the conductor has come through the carriage, I'll come and give you the "all clear".
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In the Metro North carriage, a man started to fight with the conductor.
Fiction book (1993) -
Lee smiled and shifted forward in his seat as the carriage rolled past the church.
Fiction book (1992) -
I've taken the liberty of placing your other suit in the seat compartment of the carriage, sir.
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In the warm lights of the carriages, faces were pressed to the glass, straining for a glimpse.
Fiction book (1995) -
Counselor Riggs and Governor Hoyt step from the carriage. Scagg steps down from the stage to greet them.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
75
1.3
A large comfortable vehicle like a bus or long train carriage
9
2.6
A part of a train that carries people
6
2.5
A vehicle on railway tracks that carries people or goods
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4.4
A train car with beds for sleeping on overnight trips
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3.1
A train car with beds for passengers on overnight journeys
1
2.3
A vehicle that runs on tracks and carries people or goods
1
7.5
A very large passenger train car with two levels for carrying people
A train car with two levels of seats to carry more passengers
A train carriage with two levels of seats to carry more people
A train car with beds for overnight travel
A train car that has comfortable separate seats and costs extra
A part of a train where people eat meals while traveling
A train car where people are allowed to smoke
A section of a train for people who want to light cigarettes
A carriage at the end of a moving train released to stop at a station while the train keeps going
A carriage at the end of a train that can detach while the train moves to stop at a station
Compounds
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1.4
A small cart with four wheels that you push to carry a baby who is lying down or sitting
- Specialized
1
6.7
A metal rod with a round head and partial threads used to join wood through a hole
- Archaic
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9.1
Rich customers who buy expensive goods, or the business that sells to them
- Archaic
A large white dog with black or brown spots that used to run beside carriages
- Archaic
A platform that holds a gun so it can fire over a low wall like on a fort or ship
- Archaic
A carriage at the end of a moving train released to stop at a station while the train keeps going
- Archaic
The part of a typewriter that holds and moves the paper while you type
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Morphology
Etymology
Carriage comes from an old word for a vehicle that carries people or things, the same root as car and cart. So a train carriage is simply one of the vehicles or compartments that carries passengers.