"railway carriage" meaning in English

See railway carriage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: railway carriages [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} railway carriage (plural railway carriages)
  1. (UK, rail transport) A railroad car (for passengers) Tags: UK Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-railway_carriage-en-noun-4k4depWp Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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