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Barbette carriageBarbette Bar*bette", n. [F. Cf. Barbet.] (Fort.)
A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which
guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.
En barbette, In barbette, said of guns when they are
elevated so as to fire over the top of a parapet, and not
through embrasures.
Barbette gun, or Barbette battery, a single gun, or a
number of guns, mounted in barbette, or partially
protected by a parapet or turret.
Barbette carriage, a gun carriage which elevates guns
sufficiently to be in barbette. [See Illust. of
Casemate.] Buffington-Crozier carriageDisappearing Dis`ap*pear"ing,
p. pr. & vb. n. of Disappear.
Disappearing carriage (Ordnance), a carriage for heavy
coast guns on which the gun is raised above the parapet
for firing and upon discharge is lowered behind the
parapet for protection. The standard type of disappearing
carriage in the coast artillery of the United States army
is the Buffington-Crozier carriage, in which the gun
trunnions are secured at the upper and after ends of a
pair of heavy levers, at the lower ends of which is
attached a counterweight of lead. The levers are pivoted
at their middle points, which are, with the top carriage,
permitted restrained motion along the slightly inclined
chassis rails. The counterweight is held in place by a
pawl and ratchet. When the gun is loaded the pawl is
released and the counterweight sinks, raising the gun to
the firing position above the parapet. The recoil
following the discharge returns the gun to the loading
position, the counterweight rising until the pawl engages
the ratchet. Carriage wrenchWrench Wrench (r[e^]nch), n. [OE. wrench deceit, AS. wrenc
deceit, a twisting; akin to G. rank intrigue, crookedness,
renken to bend, twist, and E. wring. [root]144. See Wring,
and cf. Ranch, v. t.]
1. Trick; deceit; fraud; stratagem. [Obs.]
His wily wrenches thou ne mayst not flee. --Chaucer.
2. A violent twist, or a pull with twisting.
He wringeth them such a wrench. --Skelton.
The injurious effect upon biographic literature of
all such wrenches to the truth, is diffused
everywhere. --De Quincey.
3. A sprain; an injury by twisting, as in a joint.
4. Means; contrivance. [Obs.] --Bacon.
5. An instrument, often a simple bar or lever with jaws or an
angular orifice either at the end or between the ends, for
exerting a twisting strain, as in turning bolts, nuts,
screw taps, etc.; a screw key. Many wrenches have
adjustable jaws for grasping nuts, etc., of different
sizes.
6. (Mech.) The system made up of a force and a couple of
forces in a plane perpendicular to that force. Any number
of forces acting at any points upon a rigid body may be
compounded so as to be equivalent to a wrench.
Carriage wrench, a wrench adapted for removing or
tightening the nuts that confine the wheels on the axles,
or for turning the other nuts or bolts of a carriage or
wagon.
Monkey wrench. See under Monkey.
Wrench hammer, a wrench with the end shaped so as to admit
of being used as a hammer. Carriageable
Carriageable Car"riage*a*ble, a.
Passable by carriages; that can be conveyed in carriages.
[R.] --Ruskin.
Composite carriage 3. (Bot.) Belonging to the order Composit[ae]; bearing
involucrate heads of many small florets, as the daisy,
thistle, and dandelion.
Composite carriage, a railroad car having compartments of
different classes. [Eng.]
Composite number (Math.), one which can be divided exactly
by a number exceeding unity, as 6 by 2 or 3. Disappearing carriageDisappearing Dis`ap*pear"ing,
p. pr. & vb. n. of Disappear.
Disappearing carriage (Ordnance), a carriage for heavy
coast guns on which the gun is raised above the parapet
for firing and upon discharge is lowered behind the
parapet for protection. The standard type of disappearing
carriage in the coast artillery of the United States army
is the Buffington-Crozier carriage, in which the gun
trunnions are secured at the upper and after ends of a
pair of heavy levers, at the lower ends of which is
attached a counterweight of lead. The levers are pivoted
at their middle points, which are, with the top carriage,
permitted restrained motion along the slightly inclined
chassis rails. The counterweight is held in place by a
pawl and ratchet. When the gun is loaded the pawl is
released and the counterweight sinks, raising the gun to
the firing position above the parapet. The recoil
following the discharge returns the gun to the loading
position, the counterweight rising until the pawl engages
the ratchet. First-class railway carriageFirst-class First"-class`, a.
Of the best class; of the highest rank; in the first
division; of the best quality; first-rate; as, a first-class
telescope.
First-class car or First-class railway carriage, any
passenger car of the highest regular class, and intended
for passengers who pay the highest regular rate; --
distinguished from a second-class car. Ginny-carriage
Ginny-carriage Gin"ny-car`riage, n.
A small, strong carriage for conveying materials on a
railroad. [Eng.]
Hydropneumatic gun carriage
Hydropneumatic gun carriage Hy`dro*pneu*mat"ic gun carriage
(Ordnance)
A disappearing gun carriage in which the recoil is checked by
cylinders containing liquid and air, the air when compressed
furnishing the power for restoring the gun to the firing
position. It is used with some English and European heavy
guns.
Miscarriage
Miscarriage Mis*car"riage, n.
1. Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to
attain a desired result or reach a destination.
When a counselor, to save himself, Would lay
miscarriages upon his prince. --Dryden.
2. Ill conduct; evil or improper behavior; as, the failings
and miscarriages of the righteous. --Rogers.
3. The act of bringing forth before the time; premature
birth.
Miscarriageable
Miscarriageable Mis*car"riage*a*ble, a.
Capable of miscarrying; liable to fail. [R.] --Bp. Hall.
Railway carriageRailroad Rail"road`, Railway Rail"way`, n.
1. A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of
iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks
for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on a
bed or substructure.
Note: The modern railroad is a development and adaptation of
the older tramway.
2. The road, track, etc., with al the lands, buildings,
rolling stock, franchises, etc., pertaining to them and
constituting one property; as, certain railroad has been
put into the hands of a receiver.
Note: Railway is the commoner word in England; railroad the
commoner word in the United States.
Note: In the following and similar phrases railroad and
railway are used interchangeably:
Atmospheric railway, Elevated railway, etc. See under
Atmospheric, Elevated, etc.
Cable railway. See Cable road, under Cable.
Perry railway, a submerged track on which an elevated
platform runs, fro carrying a train of cars across a water
course.
Gravity railway, a railway, in a hilly country, on which
the cars run by gravity down gentle slopes for long
distances after having been hauled up steep inclines to an
elevated point by stationary engines.
Railway brake, a brake used in stopping railway cars or
locomotives.
Railway car, a large, heavy vehicle with flanged wheels
fitted for running on a railway. [U.S.]
Railway carriage, a railway passenger car. [Eng.]
Railway scale, a platform scale bearing a track which forms
part of the line of a railway, for weighing loaded cars.
Railway slide. See Transfer table, under Transfer.
Railway spine (Med.), an abnormal condition due to severe
concussion of the spinal cord, such as occurs in railroad
accidents. It is characterized by ataxia and other
disturbances of muscular function, sensory disorders, pain
in the back, impairment of general health, and cerebral
disturbance, -- the symptoms often not developing till
some months after the injury.
Underground railroad or railway.
(a) A railroad or railway running through a tunnel, as
beneath the streets of a city.
(b) Formerly, a system of co["o]peration among certain
active antislavery people in the United States, by
which fugitive slaves were secretly helped to reach
Canada.
Note: [In the latter sense railroad, and not railway, was
used.] ``Their house was a principal entrep[^o]t of the
underground railroad.' --W. D. Howells. Recarriage
Recarriage Re*car"riage, n.
Act of carrying back.
Water carriage
Water carriage Wa"ter car"riage
1. Transportation or conveyance by water; means of
transporting by water.
2. A vessel or boat. [Obs.] --Arbuthnot.
Meaning of Carriage from wikipedia
- A
carriage is a two- or four-wheeled horse-drawn
vehicle for p****engers. Second-hand
private carriages were
common public transport, the
equivalent of...
- A
hackney or
hackney carriage (also
called a cab,
black cab, hack or taxi) is a
carriage or car for hire. A
hackney of a more
expensive or high class...
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Cycle and
Carriage was a car
dealership chain founded in 1899, and
based in
Singapore and Malaysia.
Cycle and
Carriage was one of the
premier dealerships...
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Horseless carriage is an
early name for the
motor car or automobile.
Prior to the
invention of the
motor car,
carriages were
usually pulled by animals...
- A
carriage clock is a small, spring-driven clock,
designed for travelling,
developed in the
early 19th
century in France. The
first carriage clock was...
- Cars were
rapidly adopted in the US,
where they
replaced horse-drawn
carriages. In
Europe and
other parts of the world,
demand for
automobiles did not...
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Carriage driving is a form of
competitive horse driving in
harness in
which larger two- or four-wheeled
carriages (sometimes
restored antiques) are pulled...
- horse-drawn
carriages and
their related tack.
Carriage houses were
often two stories, with
related staff quarters above. In
modern usage, the term "
carriage house"...
- A
carriage return,
sometimes known as a
cartridge return and
often shortened to CR, <CR> or return, is a
control character or
mechanism used to
reset a...
- "The
Carriage" (or "The Coach" in some translations; Russian: Коляска) is an 1836
short story by
Nikolai Gogol, one of his
shortest works. The
story centers...
