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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a small building usually near a large residence or part of an estate, used for keeping coaches, carriages, or other vehicles; -- also called
coach house . It is now (1998) obsolescent and its function has been taken over by the garage, which is usually attached to a residence or main building. Carriage houses are still found on older estates, though not usually used for their original purpose.
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- noun A
building in which ahorse andcarriage is stored, separate from the house.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small building for housing coaches and carriages and other vehicles
Etymologies
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Originating from the time when most transportation was a horse-drawn carriage.
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