chariot

[ char-ee-uht ]
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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.

  1. any stately carriage.

  2. Facetious. an automobile.

verb (used with object)
  1. to convey in a chariot.

verb (used without object)
  1. to ride in or drive a chariot.

Origin of chariot

1
1275–1325; Middle English <Middle French, Old French, equivalent to charcar1 + -iot diminutive suffix

Other words from chariot

  • char·i·ot·like, adjective
  • un·char·i·ot, verb (used with object)

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British Dictionary definitions for chariot

chariot

/ (ˈtʃærɪət) /


noun
  1. a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc, in war, races, and processions

  2. a light four-wheeled horse-drawn ceremonial carriage

  1. poetic any stately vehicle

Origin of chariot

1
C14: from Old French, augmentative of char car

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