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equipage

/ˈɛkwəpɪdʒ/
/ˈɛkwɪpɪdʒ/
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Other forms: equipages

Definitions of equipage
  1. noun
    equipment and supplies of a military force
    synonyms: materiel
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    types:
    baggage
    the portable equipment and supplies of an army
    marching order
    equipage for marching
    impedimenta
    the baggage and equipment carried by an army
    type of:
    equipment
    an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
  2. noun
    a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
    synonyms: carriage, rig
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    types:
    barouche
    a horse-drawn carriage having four wheels; has an outside seat for the driver and facing inside seats for two couples and a folding top
    brougham
    light carriage; pulled by a single horse
    buckboard
    an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles
    buggy, roadster
    a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
    cab, cabriolet
    small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood
    caroche
    a luxurious carriage suitable for nobility in the 16th and 17th century
    chaise, shay
    a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse
    chariot
    a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage
    clarence
    a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
    coach, coach-and-four, four-in-hand
    a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver
    droshky, drosky
    an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used in Poland and Russia
    gharry
    a horse-drawn carriage in India
    gig
    small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood
    hackney, hackney carriage, hackney coach
    a carriage for hire
    hansom, hansom cab
    a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers
    landau
    a four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two parts (front and back) that can be let down separately
    post chaise
    closed horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used to transport passengers and mail
    stanhope
    a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat
    surrey
    a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has two or four seats
    trap
    a light two-wheeled carriage
    troika
    a Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast
    four-wheeler
    a hackney carriage with four wheels
    remise
    an expensive or high-class hackney
    stage, stagecoach
    a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
    type of:
    horse-drawn vehicle
    a wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses
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