carriage

1. The act of conveying; carrying. (countable, uncountable)
2. A means of conveyance. (countable, uncountable)
3. A (mostly four-wheeled) lighter vehicle chiefly designed to transport people, generally drawn by horse power. (countable, uncountable) · The carriage ride was very romantic.
4. The manner or posture in which one holds or positions a body part, such as one's arm or head. (countable, uncountable) · The runner has a very low arm carriage.
5. The part of a typewriter supporting the paper, the part of a machine tool such as a lathe that guides the bit as it cuts or otherwise manipulates the workpiece. (countable, uncountable)
6. A shopping cart. (US, countable, uncountable)
7. A gun carriage. (countable, uncountable)
8. The charge made for conveying (especially in the phrases carriage forward, when the charge is to be paid by the receiver, and Carriage Paid To). (countable, uncountable)

Plural carriages