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char⋅i⋅ot

[char-ee-uht]
–noun
1. 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.
2. a light, four-wheeled pleasure carriage.
3. any stately carriage.
4. Facetious. an automobile.
–verb (used with object)
5. to convey in a chariot.
–verb (used without object)
6. to ride in or drive a chariot.

Origin:
1275–1325; ME < MF, OF, equiv. to char car 1 + -iot dim. suffix


char⋅i⋅ot⋅like, adjective
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char·i·ot   (chār'ē-ət)   
n.  
  1. An ancient horse-drawn two-wheeled vehicle used in war, races, and processions.

  2. A light four-wheeled carriage used for occasions of ceremony or for pleasure.

tr. & intr.v.   chari·ot·ed, chari·ot·ing, chari·ots
To convey or ride in a chariot.

[Middle English, vehicle, from Old French, from char, cart, from Latin carrus, of Celtic origin; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

chariot 
c.1325, from O.Fr. charriote (13c.), augmentive of char "car," from L.L. carrum "chariot" (see car).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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