equipage


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eq·ui·page

 (ĕk′wə-pĭj)
n.
1. Equipment or furnishings.
2.
a. A horse-drawn carriage with attendants.
b. The carriage itself.
3. Archaic A retinue, as of a noble or royal personage.
4. Archaic
a. A set of small household articles, such as a tea service.
b. A collection of small articles for personal use.

[French équipage, from équiper, to equip; see equip.]
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equipage

(ˈɛkwɪpɪdʒ)
n
1. (Automotive Engineering) a horse-drawn carriage, esp one elegantly equipped and attended by liveried footmen
2. (Military) (formerly) the stores and equipment of a military unit
3. archaic
a. a set of useful articles
b. a group of attendants; retinue
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eq•ui•page

(ˈɛk wə pɪdʒ)

n.
1. a carriage.
2. a carriage drawn by horses and attended by servants.
3. outfit, as of a ship, army, or soldier; equipment.
4. Archaic.
a. a set of small household articles, as of china.
b. a collection of articles for personal use.
[1570–80; < Middle French]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.equipage - equipment and supplies of a military forceequipage - equipment and supplies of a military force
baggage - the portable equipment and supplies of an army
equipment - an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
marching order - equipage for marching; "the company was dressed in full marching order"
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
2.equipage - a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
axletree - a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheels revolve
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
brougham - light carriage; pulled 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
buggy, roadster - a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
cabriolet, cab - small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood
caroche - a luxurious carriage suitable for nobility in the 16th and 17th century
shay, chaise - a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse
chariot - a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage
clarence - a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
coach-and-four, four-in-hand, coach - a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver
droshky, drosky - an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used in Poland and Russia
gharry - a horse-drawn carriage in India
gig - small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood
hackney, hackney carriage, hackney coach - a carriage for hire
hansom, hansom cab - a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers
horse-drawn vehicle - a wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses
landau - a four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two parts (front and back) that can be let down separately
post chaise - closed horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used to transport passengers and mail
rumble - a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage
stanhope - a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat
surrey - a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has two or four seats
trap - a light two-wheeled carriage
troika - a Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast
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