Main Entry: car·riage

Pronunciation: \ˈker-ij, ˈka-rij\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English cariage, from Anglo-French, from carier to transport — more at carry

Date: 14th century

1 : the act of carrying
2 a archaic : deportment b : manner of bearing the body : posture
3 archaic : management
4 chiefly British : the price or expense of carrying
5 obsolete : burden, load
6 a : a wheeled vehicle; especially : a horse-drawn vehicle designed for private use and comfort b British : a railway passenger coach
7 : a wheeled support carrying a burden
8 obsolete : import, sense
9 obsolete : a hanger for a sword
10 : a movable part of a machine for supporting some other movable object or part <a typewriter carriage>

synonyms see bearing