tarantass

American  

[tahr-uhn-tahs] / ˌtɑr ənˈtɑs /

Or tarantas

noun

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

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tarantass British  

/ ˌtɑːrənˈtæs /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of tarantass

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

Example Sentences

Tarantass, tar-an-tas′, n. a four-wheeled vehicle having a boat-shaped body, without springs.

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Meanwhile, I gladly accepted the offer of a seat in a tarantass to drive round the town.

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Across the cultivated ground it was pleasant enough for those on horseback, but to me, in my tarantass, it was like being on the rack.

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I lay down at the bottom of the tarantass, with a feeling of deliverance near at hand.

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I must explain that my straw seat had fallen to pieces at an early stage of our mad race, so that the only way to remain in the tarantass was by lying down at the bottom and holding on to the sides.

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