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chariot

[ char-ee-uht ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a light, two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by two horses and driven from a standing position, used in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc., in warfare, racing, hunting, etc.
a light, four-wheeled pleasure carriage.
any stately carriage.
Facetious. an automobile.

chariot

/ ˈtʃærɪət /

a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc, in war, races, and processions
a light four-wheeled horse-drawn ceremonial carriage
poetic.
any stately vehicle

Origin of chariot¹

1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French, Old French, equivalent to char car ¹ + -iot diminutive suffix

Origin of chariot¹

C14: from Old French, augmentative of char car

And a man who then demonstrated that a wheelchair can be a chariot.

Chestnut was last, carried on a yellow chariot through a sea of adoring fans.

"We'll have your triumphal chariot waiting outside to bring you back to your hotel tonight," the auctioneer joked.

The tattered outcast dozes on his bench while the chariot of the wealthy is drawn by.

Martini was on his mission to Vienna; but another valet was put into the chariot to support the Duke.

It was Ezechiel that saw the glorious vision, which was shewn him upon the chariot of cherubims.

Pretty well for "a cross between an Astley's chariot, a flying machine and a treadmill."

And Elam took the quiver, the chariot of the horseman, and the shield was taken down from the wall.

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