carriageEnglishOxford American Thesauruscarriage noun 1 a horse and carriage: wagon, hackney, hansom, gig, landau, trap, caravan, car. 2 a railroad carriage: coach; North American car; British saloon; Indian bogie. 3 the carriage of bikes on trains: transport, transportation, conveyance, transfer, transference, delivery, distribution, carrying, transmission, movement, haulage, freight, freightage, portage, cartage, shipment. 4 she had an erect carriage and a firm step: posture, bearing, stance, gait, comportment; attitude, manner, presence, air, demeanor, mien, appearance; behavior, conduct; British deportment.