"invalid carriage" meaning in English

See invalid carriage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: invalid carriages [plural]
Etymology: invalid + carriage Etymology templates: {{com|en|invalid#Etymology_2|carriage}} invalid + carriage Head templates: {{en-noun}} invalid carriage (plural invalid carriages)
  1. (chiefly UK, history) A three-wheeled motor vehicle allowing disabled people to drive on the road, no longer used because of safety concerns. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Disability, History, Vehicles

Inflected forms

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