carriages

Wheeled passenger conveyances

Carriages is the plural of carriage—a wheeled vehicle, historically horse-drawn, for transporting people: The carriages lined up outside the estate.

In British usage, a carriage is a passenger car on a train: We found seats in the first carriage.

The word also denotes bearing or posture: She was admired for her elegant carriage.

vehicles

coach

One who instructs

  • wagonWheeled hauling vehicle
  • buggyHorse-drawn cart
  • chariotAncient horse-drawn fighter's vehicle

stagecoach · surrey · barouche · landau · phaeton · hansom · brougham · calash · curricle · gig

railway

railcar

Track-bound transport vessel

dining car · observation car · first-class · passenger car · boxcar · caboose · vestibule · corridor · luggage rack · berth

mechanical

undercarriage

Framework beneath a vehicle

assembly · mechanism · roller · slide · wheel assembly · axle · suspension

posture

bearing

Posture or orientation

stance · comportment · manner · presence · elegance · uprightness · stature · dignity · grace · composure

Categories
Opposites
vehicle type/function

carriagesfreight wagons

Rail vehicles for goods

carts · drays · wagons · lorries · trucks

transport era/technology

carriagesautomobiles

Self-propelled road vehicles

cars · motor vehicles · spacecraft · motorcycles · electric vehicles

social status/refinement

carriageswalking

Locomotion on foot

donkeys · mules · third class · cattle cars · hitchhiking

Phrases
Family

carriage

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G