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    EQUIPAGE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horsesplay

    Synonyms:

    carriage; equipage; rig

    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 forceplay

    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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