surrey
- noun
- /ˈsɜːri/
- Archaic
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surrey
- As the sun set, they arrived at the party in a stylish surrey with a fringed top.
Examples
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Then his brother Jason comes jumping across the square, takes the reins from Luster, and turns the surrey to the right and drives on around the square.
Academic text (1999) -
On horses and mules, in wagons, buckboards, surreys...
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The couple enjoyed a leisurely ride in their beautiful surrey through the park.
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During the festival, vintage surreys were displayed for everyone to admire.
Synonyms
10
8.8
A small two-wheeled carriage with two seats and a folding hood
4
9.9
An open carriage pulled by a horse with four wheels and a seat on a flexible board
4
5.1
A vehicle with four wheels like a carriage or taxi that people pay to use
4
9.9
A light open horse carriage with one seat and two or four wheels
3
9.9
A small light two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage for two people with a folding hood
3
9.9
A small two-wheeled horse carriage with a covered passenger seat and the driver behind
2
9.9
A light two-wheeled carriage with a folding roof for one horse to pull
2
9.9
A small two-wheeled carriage pulled by a horse with a covered seat for passengers and a driver behind
1
9.9
A light two-wheeled carriage pulled by one horse
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3.7
A small vehicle with two or four wheels pulled by a pony with seats for two people
1
9.9
A light open carriage with two wheels and a folding cover pulled by one horse
1
9.9
A light open carriage with two wheels that two horses pull, used in the past for personal travel
1
9.9
An open two-wheeled carriage pulled by a horse originally used in Ireland to carry people
A closed carriage pulled by horses that carries four people
A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage people hired in cities long ago
A horse-drawn carriage that people hire like a taxi
A two-wheeled open cart pulled by a horse with seats facing outward
A carriage pulled by four horses driven by one person
A large carriage pulled by four horses with a driver
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word surrey comes from the English county Surrey, because a light, four-wheeled 'cart' made there was called a 'Surrey cart'. So, surrey came to mean that small horse-drawn carriage, often with a fringed top.