chariot
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- noun
- /ˈʧɛrɪət/
:
carro
- Thus, once Roman rule had been introduced, even this last bastion of chariot warfare would fall.
- horse-drawn chariot
- a chariot race
- chariot wheel
He's showing us exactly when Phaeton's chariot, you see?
- He's showing us exactly when Phaeton's chariot, you see?
- And I found out that King Tut probably did not die in a chariot accident.
- And there's always an old man sitting right behind him in in the in the chariot reminding him, remember your motto.
Examples
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In ancient times, a warrior would ride into battle in a chariot pulled by horses.
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In centuries past, they were used to pull chariots because they were still too small to ride.
Fiction book (1990) -
The biggest known chariot, he says, had four wheels, each 50 inches in diameter.
Academic text (2007) -
Here is an image from a Greek vase of a chariot being led by a horse or many horses.
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Because of their cost, chariots were status symbols as well as military assets.
Academic text (2004) -
Pharaoh, we are told, rode to war in a chariot that was covered with gold leaf.
Academic text (2004) -
As the Romans advanced toward the woods, the Britons sent their Chariots and cavalry forward to slow them down.
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The rest of what we know of Thracian chariots, especially personal ones, comes from excavations.
Academic text (2007) -
The tradition of burying chariots near their dead owners was common in this part of Thrace.
Academic text (2007) -
Tacitus describes Budoka rallying her forces atop a war chariot in a rousing speech.
Synonyms
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1.6
A machine like a car or bus that carries people and goods
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3.8
A vehicle with wheels pulled by horses that carries people or goods
Compounds
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Etymology
Chariot comes from an old French word char meaning 'cart', and it is like the modern English words car and cart. Originally it meant a small, light horse-drawn cart used in war, racing, or ceremonies, which is why chariot today means that ancient horse vehicle.