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

My first night in a tarantass was very comfortable.

From A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia by Kendall, Elizabeth Kimball

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.

From Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod by Vay, P?ter

But then, if I to Norway turn, as Ibsenite I'd more weight earn— And salmon-fishing mid the Kv�ns is certainly high-class sport; Or rumble in a tarantass o'er Russia?

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 19th 1893 by Various

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

From Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod by Vay, P?ter

Behind me were the wide, open plains of Mongolia and the starlit nights in tent or tarantass.

From A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia by Kendall, Elizabeth Kimball