The definition of a carriage is "A horse-drawn passenger vehicle" It is also a railroad Passenger Car.
"Car" is short for "carriage".
It originates from the word carriage...as in horse and carriage.
The automobile was once known as the "auto-carriage," (automatic carriage) so the name was shortened to "auto-car," and then simply "car."
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Other words for car are: carriage, wagon, coach, Pullman, flatcar, railway carriage, sleeper, compartment
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Car need to have some respect.
The car was based off of the carriage hence the name.
Volkswagen, Volks = people, Wagen = car, carriage.
No, Kate Middleton will buck the carriage trend and arrive by car.
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