carriage
noun
[ ˈkarɪdʒ ]
• any of the separate sections of a train that carry passengers.
• "the first-class carriages"
• the conveying of goods or passengers from one place to another.
• "the carriage of bikes on public transport"
Similar:
transport,
transportation,
conveyance,
transfer,
transference,
delivery,
distribution,
carrying,
transmission,
movement,
haulage,
freight,
freightage,
portage,
cartage,
shipment,
• a moving part of a machine that carries other parts into the required position.
• "a typewriter carriage"
• a person's bearing or deportment.
• "her carriage was graceful, her movements quick and deft"
Similar:
posture,
bearing,
stance,
gait,
comportment,
attitude,
manner,
presence,
air,
demeanour,
mien,
appearance,
behaviour,
conduct,
deportment,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old Northern French cariage, from carier (see carry).
