chariot
Meaning
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- A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.
- A light (four-wheeled) carriage used for ceremonial or pleasure purposes.
- The rook piece.
Synonyms
motor-car
upper millstone
fighting vehicle
celestial car
weapon carrier
brake carriage
Frequency
Hyphenated as
char‧i‧ot
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈt͡ʃæɹɪət/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English chariot, from Old French chariot, from char (“cart”), from Latin carrus (“wagon”). Displaced native Old English hrædwæġn (literally “fast wagon”).
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