equipage
noun
eq·ui·page
ˈe-kwə-pij 
Examples of equipage in a Sentence
for their old-fashioned wedding, the couple arrived at the church in a Victorian-era equipage, complete with costumed driver
Recent Examples on the Web
And the reality is that the airlines don’t have the equipage.
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Bypaige Hagy, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023
The carriage house proper boasted a livery room and space for six large equipages.
—John Freeman Gill, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2019
Today, Queen Elizabeth sat alone in an equipage; her husband Prince Philip did not attend after recently undergoing hip surgery.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 10 June 2018
Mercer’s influences are crystal clear in this work, which is dripping with drama and difficult equipage (the dancers literally toss heavy wooden chairs across the stage).
—Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 25 Mar. 2018
Bypaige Hagy, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023
The carriage house proper boasted a livery room and space for six large equipages.
—John Freeman Gill, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2019
Today, Queen Elizabeth sat alone in an equipage; her husband Prince Philip did not attend after recently undergoing hip surgery.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 10 June 2018
Mercer’s influences are crystal clear in this work, which is dripping with drama and difficult equipage (the dancers literally toss heavy wooden chairs across the stage).
—Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 25 Mar. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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equipage
noun
eq·ui·page
ˈek-wə-pij
1
: things that serve as equipment
2
: a horse-drawn carriage with or without attendants
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