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chariot

[ char-ee-uht ]

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.
  3. any stately carriage.
  4. 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.

chariot

/ ˈ³Ùʃæ°ùɪə³Ù /

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
  3. poetic.
    any stately vehicle
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chariot1

1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French, Old French, equivalent to char car 1 + -iot diminutive suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chariot1

C14: from Old French, augmentative of char car
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Example Sentences

Iron Age experts now have evidence that people 2,000 years ago had four wheel wagons as well as two wheel chariots.

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Thrace’s tribes were wealthy and sophisticated, cited in “The Iliad†as allies of the Trojans who arrived in gilded chariots.

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Another group had its leaders on chariots escorted to their campsite in a large procession with music bands, dancers, horses and camels.

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Another group had its leaders on chariots escorted to their campsite in a large procession with a music band, dancers, horses and camels.

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Other finds have been made at the site including World War Two artefacts and an Iron Age wooden axle from a chariot or cart.

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