carriage
- Top 5000
Sense 1
- noun
- B1
one of the separate long parts of a train in which passengers sit
The front carriage is usually quieter, so we always sit there.
Bicycles may be taken only in the last carriage of this service.
A guard walked slowly through the carriage checking everybody's tickets.
Our seats are in carriage seven, facing the direction of travel.
Common collocations: the front carriage · the last carriage · a first-class carriage · a crowded carriage · carriage number
Part of: Airports and stations, Means of transport
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- B2
a vehicle with wheels that is pulled by horses and carries people
A white carriage with two grey horses waited outside the church.
Visitors can ride around the old town in a horse-drawn carriage.
The museum keeps a carriage with velvet seats and oil lamps.
Common collocations: a horse-drawn carriage · ride in a carriage · a carriage and horses · an open carriage
Part of: Means of transport, Buildings and places
Sense 3 · less common
- noun
- C1
the money you pay for having goods taken from one place to another
The price includes carriage to any address in the country.
Carriage is charged separately and added to the final invoice.
We pay carriage on all goods returned to the supplier.
Common collocations: carriage paid · carriage free · carriage charges · include carriage · pay carriage
Part of: Business correspondence, The post office, Bank and money