typewriter carriage
11typewriter — /tuyp ruy teuhr/, n. 1. a machine for writing mechanically in letters and characters like those produced by printers types. See illus. under keyboard. 2. Print. a type style that gives the appearance of typewritten copy. 3. Older Use. a typist.… …
12carriage return — noun a) On a mechanical typewriter the action or result that comes about using the return lever which when moved caused the paper holding carriage to return to its home (left margin position) and advance the line advance roller by single space,… …
13carriage — /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… …
14carriage — 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… …
15carriage — car|riage S3 [ˈkærıdʒ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(vehicle pulled by horse)¦ 2¦(train)¦ 3¦(movement of goods)¦ 4¦(machine part)¦ 5¦(position of body)¦ 6¦(for moving heavy objects)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old North French; Origin: cariage, from carier;… …
16carriage — noun 1 (C) a vehicle with wheels that is pulled by a horse, used in former times 2 (C) BrE one of the connected parts of a train that passengers sit in; car (3) AmE 3 (U) formal the way someone walks and moves their head and body 4 something with …
17carriage release — noun a function or lever which enables the carriage on a typewriter to be moved freely …
18carriage return — /ˈkærɪdʒ rəˌtɜn/ (say karij ruh.tern) noun 1. (on a typewriter) a key or lever which causes the next character typed to be positioned at the left margin and down a line. 2. (on a computer) a key or character which performs a similar function, as… …
19carriage rail — noun : a track along which the carriage of a typewriter moves by means of ball or roller bearings …
20carriage rod — noun : a round rod along which the carriage of a typewriter moves …
