carriage : Idioms & Phrases

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baby carriage

  • noun a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
    pusher; baby buggy; pushchair; perambulator; carriage; pram; stroller; go-cart.
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Barbette carriage

  • noun a gun carriage elevated so that the gun can be fired over the parapet
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  • a gun carriage which elevates guns sufficiently to be in barbette. [See Illust. of Casemate.]
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Bell cage, or Bell carriage

  • (Arch.), a timber frame constructed to carry one or more large bells.
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carriage bolt

  • noun a roundheaded bolt for timber; threaded along part of the shank; inserted into holes already drilled
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carriage dog

  • noun a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia
    coach dog; dalmatian.
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Carriage horse

  • a horse kept for drawing a carriage.
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carriage house

  • noun a small building for housing coaches and carriages and other vehicles
    coach house; remise.
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Carriage porch

  • (Arch.), a canopy or roofed pavilion covering the driveway at the entrance to any building. It is intended as a shelter for those who alight from vehicles at the door; sometimes erroneously called in the United States porte-cochère.
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carriage return

  • noun the operation that prepares for the next character to be printed or displayed as the first character on a line
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carriage trade

  • noun trade from upper-class customers
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carriage wrench

  • noun a wrench designed for use with carriage bolts
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Composite carriage

  • a railroad car having compartments of different classes. Eng.
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First-class car ∨ First-class railway carriage

  • any passenger car of the highest regular class, and intended for passengers who pay the highest regular rate; distinguished from a second-class car.
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Fore carriage

  • . (a) The forward part of the running gear of a four-wheeled vehicle. (b) A small carriage at the front end of a plow beam.
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Gauge of a carriage, car

  • etc., the distance between the wheels; ordinarily called the track.
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ginny-carriage

Gin"ny-car`riage noun
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  1. A small, strong carriage for conveying materials on a railroad. Eng.
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Gun carriage

  • noun a framework on which a gun is mounted for firing
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  • the carriage on which a gun is mounted or moved.
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hackney carriage

  • noun a carriage for hire
    hackney; hackney coach.
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horseless carriage

  • noun an early term for an automobile
    • when automobiles first replaced horse-drawn carriages they were called horseless carriages
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Hose carriage, cart, ∨ truck

  • a wheeled vehicle fitted for conveying hose for extinguishing fires.
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Railway carriage

  • a railway passenger car. Eng.
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slip carriage

  • noun a railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached without stopping the train
    slip coach.
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smoking carriage

  • noun a passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke
    smoking compartment; smoker; smoking car.
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Stage carriage

  • a stagecoach.
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State carriage

  • a highly decorated carriage for officials going in state, or taking part in public processions.
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Steam carriage

  • a carriage upon wheels moved on common roads by steam.
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typewriter carriage

  • noun a carriage for carrying a sheet of paper
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water carriage

Wa"ter car"riage
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  1. Transportation or conveyance by water; means of transporting by water.
  2. A vessel or boat. Obs. Arbuthnot.
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Wheel carriage

  • a carriage moving on wheels.
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