passenger carriage
1carriage — [kar′ij; ] for 2, usually [ kar′ē ij΄] n. [ME cariage, baggage, transport < Anglo Fr, cart, carriage < carier, CARRY] 1. the act of carrying; transportation 2. the cost of carrying; transportation charge 3. Archaic a) management or handling …
2carriage by road — a contract to carry goods or passengers by road. common carriers of passengers must carry any passenger who offers and is willing to pay the fare (and is not otherwise objectionable), provided that the vehicle is not overloaded; private carriers… …
3carriage — ► NOUN 1) a four wheeled passenger vehicle pulled by two or more horses. 2) Brit. any of the separate passenger vehicles of a train. 3) Brit. the conveying of goods from one place to another. 4) a person s bearing or deportment. 5) a moving part… …
4Passenger car (rail) — This article is about railroad equipment. For other cars, see Automobile and wiktionary definition of passenger car. Amtrak Superliner double deck lounge car …
5Carriage — A carriage is a wheeled vehicle for people, usually horse drawn. It is especially designed for private passenger use and for comfort or elegance, though some are also used to transport goods. It may be light, smart and fast or heavy, large and… …
6carriage — /kar ij/; for 9 also /kar ee ij/, n. 1. a wheeled vehicle for conveying persons, as one drawn by horses and designed for comfort and elegance. 2. See baby carriage. 3. Brit. a railway passenger coach. 4. a wheeled support, as for a cannon. 5. a… …
7Passenger information system — A passenger information system is an electronic information system which provides real time passenger information. It may include both predictions about arrival and departure times, as well as information about the nature and causes causes of… …
8carriage — n. 1 Brit. a railway passenger vehicle. 2 a wheeled passenger vehicle, esp. one with four wheels and pulled by horses. 3 a the conveying of goods. b the cost of this (carriage paid). 4 the part of a machine (e.g. a typewriter) that carries other… …
9Passenger ship — A passenger ship is a ship whose primary function is to carry passengers. The category does not include cargo vessels which have accommodations for limited numbers of passengers, such as the ubiquitous twelve passenger freighters once common on… …
10passenger car — noun a railcar where passengers ride • Syn: ↑coach, ↑carriage • Hypernyms: ↑car, ↑railcar, ↑railway car, ↑railroad car • Hyponyms: ↑ …
