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| car·riage [ kárrij ] (plural car·riages) |
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1. horse-drawn vehicle: a four-wheeled horse-drawn private passenger vehicle, especially one that is large and comfortable
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2. wheeled platform: a wheeled platform on which something is carried or supported
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3. way of holding body: the way somebody holds his or her head and body when walking
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formal
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  She was a tall woman with a beautiful upright carriage.
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4. taking and delivering goods: the transporting and delivering of goods
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5. charge for taking and delivering goods: a charge made for transporting and delivering goods
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6. moving part of machine: a part of a machine that holds and moves another part, e.g. the rotating and sliding paper holder on a typewriter
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7. babyware
Same as baby carriage
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8. U.K. railroad coach: a railroad passenger coach
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