carriage
/ˈkæɹɪd͡ʒ/ nom B1En français : carrosse, port, chariot
- The act of conveying; carrying.
- A means of conveyance.
- A (mostly four-wheeled) lighter vehicle chiefly designed to transport people, generally drawn by horse power. · The carriage ride was very romantic.
- The manner or posture in which one holds or positions a body part, such as one's arm or head. · The runner has a very low arm carriage.
- 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.
- A shopping cart.
- A gun carriage.
- 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).
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Dans la bibliothèque
He saved her life when her horse ran away with her in a carriage, and she fainted in his arms and he carried her home three miles; because, you understand, the carriage was all smashed up.
Long does not keep a carriage, and had to come to the ball in a hack chaise.”
“Can I have the carriage?” said Jane.
I would go and see her if I could have the carriage.”
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