equipages

noun

plural of equipage
as in carriages
a horse-drawn wheeled vehicle for carrying passengers for their old-fashioned wedding, the couple arrived at the church in a Victorian-era equipage, complete with costumed driver

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  1. carriages
  2. chariots
Noun
  • The city’s government started restricting when and where horse carriages could operate in the 1980s, and legislation to ban the industry was first announced in 2008.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Philadelphia, Chicago, San Antonio, Paris and London have already moved on from carriages.
    — Al Sharpton, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of carriages
Noun
  • Its influence eventually spread far beyond carts and chariots.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The 5,398 officially noted burial objects included ceremonial figurines, chariots, pieces of jewelry and artwork, and even piles of food.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of chariots
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“Equipages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equipages. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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