V in-ing He urged the United States to persist with its efforts to bring about peace... V with/in n `You haven't answered me,' she persisted... V with quote When I set my mind to something, I persist. V. Translation English Cobuild Collins Dictionary. See also: persistent, persistence, permit, perspicuity. Add your entry in the Collaborative Dictionary.
A traditional carriage house is the servants quarters above the place where the buggies are parked. After the Horse and Carriage era, the Chauffeur would occupy such quarters, and would maintain the cars as well as drive them. Sometimes the automobile or carriage part will be converted to additional living space. They have nothing at all to do with townhouses. Townhouses are typically part of a condominium tract, and are defined by two units sharing a common wall.
Carriage is one of several nouns which are used to refer to vehicles pulled by railway engines. In British English, a carriage is one of the separate sections of a train that carries passengers.The man left his seat by the window and crossed the carriage to where I was sitting.or example, a carriage might be called a dining car, a restaurant car, or a sleeping car. These terms are no longer used officially, but people still use them in conversation. 3. 'truck' and 'wagon'. In British English, a truck is an open vehicle used for carrying goods on a railway.