American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
Edition - n. A wheeled vehicle, especially a four-wheeled horse-
drawn passenger vehicle, often of an elegant design. - n.
Chiefly British A railroad passenger car. - n. A baby carriage.
- n. A wheeled support or frame for carrying a heavy object,
such as a cannon. - n. A moving part of a machine for holding or
shifting another part: the carriage of a typewriter. - n. The
act or process of transporting or carrying. - n. The cost of or
the charge for transporting. - n. The manner of holding and
moving one's head and body; bearing. See Synonyms at posture. -
n. Archaic Management; administration. Century Dictionary and
Cyclopedia - n. The act of carrying, bearing, transporting, or
conveying. - n. Specifically. - n. The carrying of goods,
persons, etc.; the business of transportation. - n. That which
is carried; goods transported; load; burden; freight; baggage. -
n. In Scots law, the service of a horse and cart. - n. The price
or expense of carrying.