equipage

American  

[ek-wuh-pij] / ˈɛk wə pɪdʒ /

noun

equipages plural

1. a carriage.

2. a carriage drawn by horses and attended by servants.

3. outfit, as of a ship, an army, or a soldier; equipment.

4. Archaic.

   1. a set of small household articles, as of china.

   2. a collection of articles for personal ornament or use.

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equipage British  

/ ˈɛkwɪpɪdʒ /

noun

1. a horse-drawn carriage, esp one elegantly equipped and attended by liveried footmen

2. (formerly) the stores and equipment of a military unit

3. archaic

   1. a set of useful articles

   2. a group of attendants; retinue

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• equipages
  plural

Etymology

Origin of equipage

From Middle French, dating back to 1570–80; see origin at equip, -age

Example Sentences

“The FAA promotes voluntary equipage of flight recorders in aircraft for which regulations do not require these devices,” the FAA said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2021

To the beau monde who relied on equipage for travel, the quality and beauty of Hermés bridles and harnesses were unrivaled.

From Forbes • Aug. 20, 2014

Sofas and tables are his racetracks and it amuses him in Horse Feathers to coax dogs away from their masters into his flea-bitten equipage which has two canary cages in place of sidelights.

From Time Magazine Archive

The America's Cup rules specify that most items in a boat's equipage must be produced in the challenging country.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dr. Trefusis demanded that the groom prepare the equipage for a journey to Worcester.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson