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EQUIPAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("equipage" is a kind of...):
horse-drawn vehicle (a wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses)
Meronyms (parts of "equipage"):
rumble (a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage)
axletree (a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheels revolve)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "equipage"):
troika (a Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast)
trap (a light two-wheeled carriage)
surrey (a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has two or four seats)
stanhope (a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat)
post chaise (closed horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used to transport passengers and mail)
landau (a four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two parts (front and back) that can be let down separately)
hansom; hansom cab (a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers)
hackney; hackney carriage; hackney coach (a carriage for hire)
gig (small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood)
gharry (a horse-drawn carriage in India)
droshky; drosky (an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used in Poland and Russia)
coach; coach-and-four; four-in-hand (a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver)
clarence (a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers)
chariot (a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage)
chaise; shay (a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse)
caroche (a luxurious carriage suitable for nobility in the 16th and 17th century)
cab; cabriolet (small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood)
buggy; roadster (a small lightweight carriage; drawn 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)
brougham (light carriage; pulled by a single horse)
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Equipment and supplies of a military force
Synonyms:
equipage; materiel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("equipage" is a kind of...):
equipment (an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "equipage"):
baggage (the portable equipment and supplies of an army)
marching order (equipage for marching)
Derivation:
equip (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)
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