cariole

American  

[kar-ee-ohl] / ˈkær iˌoʊl /

Or carriole

noun

1. a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.

2. a covered cart.

3. a light, open sleigh pulled by horses or dogs, especially one used in French Canada.

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cariole British  

/ ˈkærɪˌəʊl /

noun

1. a small open two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle

2. a covered cart

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Etymology

Origin of cariole

1760–70; < French carriole < Old Provençal carriola, equivalent to carri carriage (< Late Latin carrium, for Latin carrus; see car ¹) + -ola -ole ¹

Example Sentences

I praised his cariole horses, and he was enchanted.

From The Land of Thor by Browne, J. Ross (John Ross)

He saw a team of six magnificent dogs, dragging a polished cariole of wonderful workmanship.

From The Wilderness Trail by Williams, Frank

Soon the fearful bouncing of the cariole aroused me to something like consciousness.

From The Land of Thor by Browne, J. Ross (John Ross)

In a little while the horse and cariole designed for my use were brought up before the door, and the landlord informed me that all was “fertig.”

From The Land of Thor by Browne, J. Ross (John Ross)

One of these enthusiastic gentlemen was seated in a cariole, and traveled for some distance in front of me.

From The Land of Thor by Browne, J. Ross (John Ross)