Thesaurus results for CARRIAGES

carriages

noun

plural of carriage

as in stagecoaches

a horse-drawn wheeled vehicle for carrying passengers a museum with a large collection of beautiful, old carriages

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as in stances

a general way of holding the body her Ladyship's carriage is upright and regal

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Recent Examples of carriages The drone strike targeted a railway station in the Novovodolazka community and sparked a fire in two carriages of the suburban train. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 By the turn of the twentieth century, the area counted some forty maisons du cheval, including riding schools and makers of saddles, harnesses, and carriages. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 French rail manufacturer Alstom also won a $580 million contract to provide metro carriages for Riyadh. — Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 Three carriages overturned, seriously injuring two people and causing minor injuries for 18 others. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 Images posted to social media appeared to show the train carriages on their sides, with people standing on them. — Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 Passengers board meticulously restored Gran Confort carriages, which date back to the 1970s and are emblems of Modern Italian design, with velvet-upholstered seats and panoramic windows. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026 The kids enjoyed jaywalking, but having to dodge bicyclists and horse carriages. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 The annual review noted that visitors dropped to Windsor Castle and the Royal Mews, a working stables that houses the coaches and carriages used by the royal family. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 29 July 2026

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Noun

Its influence eventually spread far beyond carts and chariots.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
The 5,398 officially noted burial objects included ceremonial figurines, chariots, pieces of jewelry and artwork, and even piles of food.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of chariots

Noun

Discord reigned in the intensifying debate over AI safety regulation, with tech bosses taking opposing stances and government leaders sharing little common ground.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Even at the arthouse level, lauded films with strong political stances have been shied away from.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of stances

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This saves a lot of weight and cuts costs in comparison to complete slide-in campers, creating a more versatile way of turning even small trucks into capable camping rigs.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026
Physical test rigs to study fluid movement The team has also set up physical test rigs to study fluid movement and heat dissipation under realistic conditions.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of rigs

Noun

Janson Junk, Tyler Phillips and Ryan Gusto generally have had good attitudes about getting early hooks, though Phillips reacted angrily after being lifted with a lead in the fourth inning against the Dodgers last weekend.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Based on the way American attitudes have shifted toward a certain country in the Middle East, Robert Kraft likely lost a lot of fans with a recent decision.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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