carriages

noun

plural of carriage
1
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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2
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 report also called on Transport for London, which operates the city’s underground train network, to add air conditioning to new tube trains and look for new ways to keep carriages and platforms cool. — Olivia Rudgard, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026 In 1859, the engineer Ildefons Cerdà submitted an expansion plan that broke with convention by making even residential streets twenty metres wide—five for each sidewalk and ten for carriages. — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 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 Horse carriages were the main transportation method in the world. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carriages
  1. chariots
  2. stances
  3. cabs
  4. postures
  5. rigs
  6. attitudes
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
  • Self-certification for prediction market platforms At Thursday's meeting, Terry Duffy, the chair and CEO of CME Group, took one of the most aggressive stances on how prediction markets should operate.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Raman has to win over voters who supported Pratt’s conservative stances while not alienating her progressive base.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of stances
Noun
  • In the same way that London is more than just red buses, black cabs, and a rather large parliamentary clock, England is more than just the vigor of London.
    — Katie Silcox, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026
  • They, like so many other performance pickups—including the Shelby F-150 Baja Raptor from last month—have double (or, as they’re sometimes known, extended) cabs.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 31 July 2026
Definition of cabs
Noun
  • Alice and Gemma really don’t seem to get along, and neither seems inclined to back down from their hostile postures.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • That is a chain of very different tasks and different security postures.
    — Venkata Pavan Kumar Gummadi, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of postures
Noun
  • Founded by former truck driver Chace Barber, the company is focusing on diesel-electric tech to power real working vehicles like log loaders, crane trucks, and drilling rigs.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Standard bitcoin mining rigs cost a lot and use a considerable amount of power, which keeps most people out of solo mining.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of rigs
Noun
  • While the missing middle policy holds theoretical promise, public attitudes may be moving in the opposite direction.
    — Stefan Chavez-Norgaard, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Among the new generation, though, attitudes are gradually changing.
    — Adrien Marotte, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of attitudes

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