tarantass

or ta·ran·tas

[ tahr-uhn-tahs ]

noun
  1. a large, four-wheeled Russian carriage mounted without springs on two parallel longitudinal wooden bars.

Origin of tarantass

1
1840–50; <Russian tarantás, said to be <Tatar tarιntas

Words Nearby tarantass

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How to use tarantass in a sentence

  • Besides a tarantass, drawn by good Siberian horses, will always go faster than a gypsy cart!

    Michael Strogoff | Jules Verne
  • Michael Strogoff would have been obliged to employ a telga, if he had not been lucky enough to discover a tarantass.

    Michael Strogoff | Jules Verne
  • The hood was pulled up, as it was insupport-ably hot, and at twelve o'clock the tarantass left Perm in a cloud of dust.

    Michael Strogoff | Jules Verne
  • The iemschik, on coming up with his team, threw an inquisitive glance at the passengers of the tarantass.

    Michael Strogoff | Jules Verne
  • His companion ran a risk of being hurt by the violent jolts of the tarantass, but she would not complain.

    Michael Strogoff | Jules Verne

British Dictionary definitions for tarantass

tarantass

/ (ˌtɑːrənˈtæs) /


noun
  1. a large horse-drawn four-wheeled Russian carriage without springs

Origin of tarantass

1
C19: from Russian tarantas, from Kazan Tatar taryntas

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