carriage

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a railcar where passengers ride
  2. noun a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
  3. noun characteristic way of bearing one's body

Etymology

From Middle English cariage, from Old Northern French cariage, from carier (“to carry”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

passenger car, coach

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