What is a carriage in London?
What is a carriage in London? A hackney or hackney carriage (also called a cab, black cab, hack or London taxi) is a carriage or car for hire. A hackney of a more expensive or high class was called a remise.
What is a small carriage called?
buggy, roadster. a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse. cab, cabriolet. small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood. caroche.
What is a carriage in the UK?
a vehicle with four wheels that is usually pulled by horses and was used mainly in the past: a horse-drawn carriage. Phooey/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages. C1 [ C ] UK. (UK also coach); (US car)
What are the two types of carriage?
Two-wheeled carriages are informal and usually owner-driven. Coaches are a special category within carriages. They are carriages with four corner posts and a fixed roof. Two-wheeled war chariots and transport vehicles such as four-wheeled wagons and two-wheeled carts were forerunners of carriages.