Definition of carriage

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Carriage (n.) A wheeled vehicle for persons, esp. one designed for elegance and comfort..

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Jolt :: "Jolt (v. i.) To shake with short, abrupt risings and fallings, as a carriage moving on rough ground; as, the coach jolts..
Carryall :: Carryall (n.) A light covered carriage, having four wheels and seats for four or more persons, usually drawn by one horse..
Fail :: Fail (v. i.) Miscarriage; failure; deficiency; fault; -- mostly superseded by failure or failing, except in the phrase without fail..
Bowl :: Bowl (v. i.) To move rapidly, smoothly, and like a ball; as, the carriage bowled along..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) A coachman; a driver of a carriage; as, a good whip..
Phaeton :: Phaeton (n.) A four-wheeled carriage (with or without a top), open, or having no side pieces, in front of the seat. It is drawn by one or two horses..
Greaser :: Greaser (n.) One who, or that which, greases; specifically, a person employed to lubricate the working parts of machinery, engines, carriages, etc..
Ride :: Ride (v. i.) To be borne in a carriage; as, to ride in a coach, in a car, and the like. See Synonym, below..
Drive :: Drive (n.) The act of driving; a trip or an excursion in a carriage, as for exercise or pleasure; -- distinguished from a ride taken on horseback..
Excise :: Excise (n.) In inland duty or impost operating as an indirect tax on the consumer, levied upon certain specified articles, as, tobacco, ale, spirits, etc., grown or manufactured in the country. It is also levied to pursue certain trades and deal in certain commodities. Certain direct taxes (as, in England, those on carriages, servants, plate, armorial bearings, etc.), are included in the excise. Often used adjectively; as, excise duties; excise law; excise system..
Pirameter :: Pirameter (n.) A dynamometer for ascertaining the power required to draw carriages over roads.
Vettura :: Vettura (n.) An Italian four-wheeled carriage, esp. one let for hire; a hackney coach..
Job :: "Job (v. t.) To hire or let by the job or for a period of service; as, to job a carriage..
Roadway :: Roadway (n.) A road; especially, the part traveled by carriages..
Upset :: Upset (v. t.) To overturn, overthrow, or overset; as, to upset a carriage; to upset an argument..
Upcast :: Upcast (n.) An upset, as from a carriage..
Sill :: Sill (n.) The shaft or thill of a carriage.
Flyman :: Flyman (n.) The driver of a fly, or light public carriage..
Boating :: Boating (n.) The act or practice of rowing or sailing, esp. as an amusement; carriage in boats..
Caisson :: Caisson (n.) A four-wheeled carriage for conveying ammunition, consisting of two parts, a body and a limber. In light field batteries there is one caisson to each piece, having two ammunition boxes on the body, and one on the limber..
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