quadriga

American  

[kwo-dree-guh, -drahy-] / kwɒˈdri gə, -ˈdraɪ- /

noun

Classical Antiquity.

plural

quadrigae

1. a two-wheeled chariot drawn by four horses harnessed abreast.

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quadriga British  

/ kwɒˈdriːɡə /

noun

1. (in the classical world) a two-wheeled chariot drawn by four horses abreast

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Etymology

Origin of quadriga

1720–30; < Latin quadrīga, earlier plural quadrīgae, contraction of quadrijugae a team of four; cf. quadri-, yoke ¹

Example Sentences

In classical times, the quadriga was a four-horse chariot used for racing -- or even driven by the goddess Nike.

From The Guardian • Jul. 27, 2015

In classical times, the quadriga was a four-horse chariot used for racing -- or even driven by the goddess Nike.

From The Guardian • Jul. 27, 2015

But actually, if it weren't for the Nazis making plaster casts of the quadriga in 1940 it wouldn't be available as a symbol at all.

From BBC • May 18, 2012

The quadriga - as such a statue is known, after the original triumphal classical grouping from which all modern ones derive - is everywhere in Berlin.

From BBC • May 18, 2012

At last, when he had reached the great fountain in the middle of two crossing streets, he stepped from the quadriga, and, nodding to his attendants, mingled with the throng.

From Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero by Curtin, Jeremiah