droshky
a light, low, four-wheeled, open vehicle used mainly in Russia, in which the passengers sit astride or sideways on a long, narrow bench.
any of various other carriages, used mainly in Russia.
Origin of droshky
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How to use droshky in a sentence
We were driven over in a troika, or droshky, with one horse trotting in the middle and one on each side, in full gallop.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands | George Francis TrainAnother time you order the racing droshky to be got out, and set off to the forest to shoot woodcock.
A Sportsman's Sketches | Ivan TurgenevMy belongings are put on another droshky, skilfully fitted together like an elaborate mosaic.
The depths beneath must be great, for sometimes my droshky is nearly submerged, and the lava-like stream floods our small vehicle.
His lower half, however, was discovered by his sister convulsively pressed against the side of the droshky.
Werwolves | Elliott O'Donnell
British Dictionary definitions for droshky
drosky (ˈdrɒskɪ)
/ (ˈdrɒʃkɪ) /
an open four-wheeled horse-drawn passenger carriage, formerly used in Russia
Origin of droshky
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