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

The reason for this change is that we are now on the shore of the Sea of Aral, where the soft yielding drifts make it impossible for horses to draw the tarantass.

From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders

At Nerchinsk I resumed my efforts to purchase a tarantass, but my investigations showed the Nerchinsk market 'out' of everything in the tarantass line and no promise of a new crop.

From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace

The manager of the mine had kindly sent down the usual tarantass, which, hooded like a victoria, is a very stout cart, lashed securely upon poles, and drawn by three horses or troika.

From Russian Life To-day by Bury, Right Rev. Herbert

At one such station three camels are harnessed to the tarantass, and the clumsy animals waddle along so that their humps bob and roll on their backs.

From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders