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KAR-ij/ˈkærɪdʒ/

A carriage is one section of a UK train: the rear carriage; a first-class carriage. Car is US for this sense. Carriage can also mean the cost of delivering goods (carriage paid). Coach is another UK train word, not identical in every company. Do not call a whole train a carriage.

Meaning

One section of a train that passengers sit in; also the cost of delivering goods.

Examples

• “Bicycles are allowed only in the rear carriage.”
• “The ticket said carriage was included, which is the delivery-cost sense.”

Good to know

a train carriage (UK). US: car. Delivery: carriage / carriage paid. Whole train ≠ one carriage. Also: horse-drawn carriage (historical).

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