carriage
a railcar where passengers ride
How often you will meet it
Rank 874 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 21,006 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.010% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a railcar where passengers ride also: passenger car, coach
- a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses also: equipage, rig
- characteristic way of bearing one's body also: bearing, posture stood with good posture
- a machine part that carries something else
- a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around also: baby buggy, baby carriage, perambulator, pram, stroller, go-cart
carriage in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He turned back and examined the carriage lamp.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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They were fortunate enough to secure a 1st class carriage to themselves.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 2
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The people the drab-coated footman escorted to the first-class carriage were a mother and daughter.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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And, throwing open a window: “Come, Gilberte,” he added, “come and see his carriage and horses.”
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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We did not speak; indeed, he never was near me afterwards until I got into the carriage.
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 1