Word Meanings - DOUBLETREE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The bar, or crosspiece, of a carriage, to which the singletrees are attached.

Related words: (words related to DOUBLETREE)

• CARRIAGEABLE
  Passable by carriages; that can be conveyed in carriages. Ruskin.
• WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
  Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
• WHICH
  the root of hwa who + lic body; hence properly, of what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries. hwelik, D. welk, G. welch, OHG. welih, hwelih, Icel. hvilikr, Dan. & Sw. hvilken, Goth. hwileiks, 1. Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who.
• CARRIAGE
  carriage, cart, baggage, F. charriage, cartage, wagoning, fr. OF. 1. That which is carried; burden; baggage. David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage. 1. Sam. xvii. 22. And after those days we took up our carriages and
• ATTACHABLE
  Capable of being attached; esp., liable to be taken by writ or precept.
• ATTACHE
  One attached to another person or thing, as a part of a suite or staff. Specifically: One attached to an embassy.
• ATTACH
  tach, nail, E. tack a small nail, tack to fasten. Cf. Attack, and see 1. To bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join; as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue, or the like. The shoulder blade is . . . attached only to
• CROSSPIECE
  A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts. (more info) 1. A piece of any structure which is fitted or framed crosswise.
• ATTACHMENT
  1. The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; anas, an attachment to a friend, or to a party. 2. That by which one thing is attached to another; connection; as, to cut the attachments of a muscle.
• REATTACHMENT
  The act of reattaching; a second attachment.
• RECARRIAGE
  Act of carrying back.
• MISCARRIAGEABLE
  Capable of miscarrying; liable to fail. Bp. Hall.
• GINNY-CARRIAGE
  A small, strong carriage for conveying materials on a railroad.
• HYDROPNEUMATIC GUN CARRIAGE
  A disappearing gun carriage in which the recoil is checked by cylinders containing liquid and air, the air when compressed furnishing the power for restoring the gun to the firing position. It is used with some English and European heavy guns.
• MISCARRIAGE
  1. Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to attain a desired result or reach a destination. When a counselor, to save himself, Would lay miscarriages upon his prince. Dryden. 2. Ill conduct; evil or improper behavior;
• WATER CARRIAGE
  1. Transportation or conveyance by water; means of transporting by water. 2. A vessel or boat. Arbuthnot.
• UNATTACHED
  Not assigned to any company or regiment. (more info) 1. Not attached; not adhering; having no engagement; free.
• REATTACH
  To attach again.