equipage

eq·ui·page  (kw-pj)

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.

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	equipage - equipment and supplies of a military force materiel 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 carriage, rig 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