Carriage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a railcar where passengers ride

a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɑːbˈɛləɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɑːbˈɛləɹ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹɪdʒ/.

Examples

stood with good posture

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

posture passenger car rig baby buggy pram go-cart bearing pusher pushchair baby carriage stroller coach perambulator equipage

Parts of Speech

noun	a railcar where passengers ride
noun	a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
noun	characteristic way of bearing one's body “stood with good posture”
noun	a machine part that carries something else
noun	a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around

Word Forms

carry	verb	support or hold in a certain manner
bear	verb	support or hold in a certain manner
postural	adjective	of or relating to or involving posture
push	verb	move with force,

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wagen

ein Triebwagen, in dem Fahrgäste mitfahren

🇫🇷French

transport

un wagon où les passagers montent

🇪🇸Spanish

carro

un vagón donde viajan los pasajeros

🇮🇹Italian

trasporto

un vagone ferroviario su cui viaggiano i passeggeri

🇳🇱Dutch

koets

een treinwagon waar passagiers in rijden

🇵🇹Portuguese

transporte

um vagão onde os passageiros viajam

🇷🇺Russian

перевозка

вагон, в котором едут пассажиры

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सवारी डिब्बा

एक रेलकार जहाँ यात्री सवार होते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

গাড়ি

একটি রেলকার যেখানে যাত্রীরা চড়েন

🇮🇳Tamil

வண்டி

பயணிகள் சவாரி செய்யும் ஒரு ரயில் வண்டி

🇮🇳Telugu

బండి

ప్రయాణీకులు ప్రయాణించే రైలుబండి

🇮🇳Marathi

गाडी

एक रेल्वेगाडी जिथे प्रवासी प्रवास करतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

વાહન

એક રેલકાર જ્યાં મુસાફરો સવારી કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಾಡಿ

ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಕರು ಸವಾರಿ ಮಾಡುವ ರೈಲುಗಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വണ്ടി

യാത്രക്കാർ സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു റെയിൽവണ്ടി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੱਡੀ

ਇੱਕ ਰੇਲਕਾਰ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਯਾਤਰੀ ਸਵਾਰੀ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

گاڑی

ایک ریل کار جہاں مسافر سوار ہوتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

运输

乘客乘坐的有轨电车

🇯🇵Japanese

キャリッジ

乗客が乗る鉄道車両

🇰🇷Korean

마차

승객이 타는 열차

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xe

một toa tàu nơi hành khách đi xe

🇹🇭Thai

รถม้า

รถรางที่ผู้โดยสารนั่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengangkutan

gerbong tempat penumpang naik

🇵🇭Filipino

karwahe

isang riles na sinasakyan ng mga pasahero

🇲🇾Malay

gerabak

kereta api tempat penumpang menaiki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

النقل

عربة السكك الحديدية حيث يركب الركاب

🇮🇷Persian

کالسکه

واگن ریلی که مسافران در آن سوار می شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

taşıma

yolcuların bindiği vagon

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֲגָלָה

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