carriage

B1 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈkæɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ UK /ˈkæɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual

Freq #5259

Meanings

1

noun
A vehicle with wheels, usually pulled by horses, for carrying people.

The bride arrived in a horse-drawn carriage.
2

noun
One of the separate sections of a train where passengers sit.

We found two empty seats in the front carriage.
3

noun
The way a person holds and moves their body.

She walked with the upright carriage of a dancer.

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Forms carriages

Derived forms carriageablecarriagebuildercarriagebuildingcarriagefulcarriagelesscarriagelikecarriagemakercarriagemakingcarriagewayforecarriageginny-carriagemiscarriage

Etymology

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

*ḱers- Proto-Indo-European cariage Middle English

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# carriage

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkæɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkæɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/
**Frequency rank:** 5259

## Meanings
1. A vehicle with wheels, usually pulled by horses, for carrying people.
2. One of the separate sections of a train where passengers sit.
3. The way a person holds and moves their body.

## Examples
- The bride arrived in a horse-drawn carriage.
- We found two empty seats in the front carriage.
- She walked with the upright carriage of a dancer.

## Derived Forms
- carriageable
- carriagebuilder
- carriagebuilding
- carriageful
- carriageless
- carriagelike
- carriagemaker
- carriagemaking
- carriageway
- forecarriage
- ginny-carriage
- miscarriage

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ḱers-
- Root: cariage

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

## AI Etymology
carriage is a noun. It is from Middle English cariage, from Old Northern French cariage, from carier (“to carry”). Historical forms in the chain include *ḱers- (Proto-Indo-European), cariage (Middle English), and cariage (Old Northern French). Current senses include a vehicle with wheels, usually pulled by horses, for carrying people, one of the separate sections of a train where passengers sit, and the way a person holds and moves their body. Derived forms include carriageable, carriagebuilder, carriagebuilding, carriageful, and carriageless.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Transportation

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