What does attelage in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word attelage in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use attelage in French.

The word attelage in French means horse and carriage, horse and cart, team, team of horses, horse team, coupling, hitching, team, carriage horse. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word attelage

horse and carriage, horse and cart

nom masculin (ensemble attelé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'attelage filait sur la route.
The horse and carriage sped down the road.

team, team of horses, horse team

nom masculin (groupe d'animaux asservis) (animals harnessed together)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'attelage permet à six chevaux de tirer le carrosse.
The team of six horses pulled the carriage.

coupling

nom masculin (liaison mécanique) (vehicle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je pense qu'il faudrait vérifier l'attelage de la caravane à la voiture.
I think we need to check the coupling of the trailer to the car.

hitching

nom masculin (action d'atteler)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lors de l'attelage de la charrue, le joug a cassé.
The yoke broke during the hitching of the plough.

team

nom masculin (façon d'atteler)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les attelages impairs sont plutôt rares.
Uneven teams are pretty rare.

carriage horse

nom masculin (cheval de trait)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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