Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An ancient horse-drawn two-wheeled vehicle used in war, races, and processions.
- noun A light four-wheeled carriage used for occasions of ceremony or for pleasure.
- transitive & intransitive verb To convey or ride in a chariot.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A two-wheeled car or vehicle, used in various forms by the ancients in war, in processions, and for racing, as well as in social and private life.
- noun In modern times: A somewhat indefinite name for a more or less stately four-wheeled carriage.
- noun A pleasure-carriage, of different forms.
- To convey in a chariot.
- To ride in a chariot.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Antiq.) A two-wheeled car or vehicle for war, racing, state processions, etc.
- noun A four-wheeled pleasure or state carriage, having one seat.
- transitive verb To convey in a chariot.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a two-wheeled,
horse -drawn vehicle , used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare - noun a light four-wheeled
carriage used forceremonial orpleasure purposes
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb ride in a chariot
- noun a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage
- verb transport in a chariot
- noun a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle; used in war and races in ancient Egypt and Greece and Rome
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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