carriage

  • 21carriage — car·riage kar ij n the condition of harboring a pathogen within the body <immunization against hepatitis B reduced the rate of HBV carriage> <asymptomatic carriage of the pneumococcus in the nasopharynx> …

    Medical dictionary

  • 22Carriage — Recorded in various spelling forms including Carriage, Kerridge, Kerrich, Kerrodg, Kerrod, and possibly Courage, this is an English surname. It is locational and derives from Curridge, a village and manor in the county of Berkshire recorded in… …

    Surnames reference

  • 23carriage — noun 1 (C) a vehicle with wheels that is pulled by a horse, used in former times 2 (C) BrE one of the connected parts of a train that passengers sit in; car (3) AmE 3 (U) formal the way someone walks and moves their head and body 4 something with …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24carriage — noun 1) a horse and carriage Syn: coach, coach and four, stagecoach; hansom, hackney, gig, surrey 2) a railroad carriage Syn: coach, car, passenger car; flatcar, boxcar …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 25carriage — car•riage [[t]ˈkær ɪdʒ[/t]] for 9also [[t]ˈkær i ɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) trs a wheeled vehicle for conveying persons, as one drawn by horses and designed for comfort and elegance 2) baby carriage 3) rai brit. a railway passenger coach 4) a wheeled support …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26carriage — pabūklo lafetas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Mobilioji ar stacionarioji pabūklo atrama. Kartais turi vertikaliojo ir horizontaliojo kreipimo mechanizmus. atitikmenys: angl. carriage; gun carriage pranc. affût; affût de canon ryšiai:… …

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  • 27carriage — 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 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 28carriage — car|riage [ kerıdʒ ] noun * ▸ 1 vehicle pulled by horse ▸ 2 moving part of machine ▸ 3 for moving something heavy ▸ 4 way someone walks ▸ 5 part of train ▸ 6 (cost of) moving goods 1. ) count a vehicle with wheels that is pulled by horses,… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 29carriage — [14] Carriage is literally ‘carrying’. It is an Old Northern French derivative of the verb carier, in the sense ‘transport in a vehicle’. At first it meant simply ‘conveyance’ in the abstract sense, but in the 15th century more concrete meaning… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 30carriage —   1. Vehicle. Ka a lio, hale ka a.    ♦ To ride in a carriage, holo ka a.   2. Stance. Kūlana …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary