droshky

American  

[drosh-kee] / ˈdrɒʃ ki /

noun

plural

droshkies

1. a light, low, four-wheeled, open vehicle used mainly in Russia, in which the passengers sit astride or sideways on a long, narrow bench.

2. any of various other carriages, used mainly in Russia.

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droshky British  

/ ˈdrɒskɪ, ˈdrɒʃkɪ /

noun

1. an open four-wheeled horse-drawn passenger carriage, formerly used in Russia

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Etymology

Origin of droshky

1800–10; < Russian drózhki, originally diminutive of drógi a long, bodyless wagon, plural (functioning as singular) of drogá one of the shafts joining the front and rear axles of a wagon