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equipage

noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈɛ.kwɪ.pɪdʒ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Equipment or supplies, especially military ones.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A type of horse-drawn carriage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The carriage together with attendants; a retinue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Military dress; uniform, armour, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To furnish with an equipage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, transitive

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6

noun

Meaning 6

a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: carriage, rig

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: horse-drawn vehicle

Narrower terms: barouche, brougham, buckboard, buggy, roadster, cab, cabriolet, caroche, chaise, shay, chariot, clarence, coach, four-in-hand, coach-and-four, droshky, drosky, gharry, gig, hackney, hackney carriage, hackney coach, hansom, hansom cab, landau, post chaise, stanhope, surrey, trap, troika

7

noun

Meaning 7

equipment and supplies of a military force

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: materiel

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: equipment

Narrower terms: baggage, marching order

History

Etymology

From Middle French equippage, from equipper. The "carriage" sense may be influenced by Latin equus (“horse”).

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: снаряжение (snarjaženie) — equipment or supplies, especially military ones
  • Bulgarian: оборудване (oborudvane) — equipment or supplies, especially military ones
  • Finnish: varusteet — equipment or supplies, especially military ones
  • French: bagages — equipment or supplies, especially military ones
  • French: fourgons — equipment or supplies, especially military ones
  • French: train des équipages — equipment or supplies, especially military ones
  • German: Ausrüstung — equipment or supplies, especially military ones
  • Polish: ekwipunek — equipment or supplies, especially military ones
  • Polish: wyposażenie — equipment or supplies, especially military ones
  • Russian: снаряже́ние (snarjažénije) — equipment or supplies, especially military ones
  • Spanish: bagaje — equipment or supplies, especially military ones
  • Spanish: furgón — equipment or supplies, especially military ones
  • Spanish: tren de equipajes — equipment or supplies, especially military ones
  • Turkish: donatı — equipment or supplies, especially military ones
  • Turkish: teçhizat — equipment or supplies, especially military ones
  • Bulgarian: екипаж (ekipaž) — a type of horse-drawn carriage
  • Finnish: ekipaasi — a type of horse-drawn carriage
  • French: équipage — a type of horse-drawn carriage
  • German: Equipage — a type of horse-drawn carriage
  • Norwegian: ekvipasje — a type of horse-drawn carriage
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ekvipasje — a type of horse-drawn carriage
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ekvipasje — a type of horse-drawn carriage
  • Polish: ekwipaż — a type of horse-drawn carriage
  • Russian: экипа́ж (ekipáž) — a type of horse-drawn carriage
  • Spanish: carroza — a type of horse-drawn carriage
  • Spanish: carruaje de lujo — a type of horse-drawn carriage
  • Swedish: ekipage — a type of horse-drawn carriage