Also means
hitch, coupling (vehicles)
Usage Note
Attelage primarily refers to a team of horses, oxen, or dogs harnessed together, or the harness itself. In modern technical usage it extends to the coupling device between a car and a trailer. The verb atteler means to harness an animal or to hitch a vehicle. Dételage is the antonym, meaning unharnessing.
Examples
"L'attelage de chevaux traversait la plaine."
Natural Translation
The team of horses crossed the plain.

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