chariot

Meaning

Noun

1. A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.
2. A light (four-wheeled) carriage used for ceremonial or pleasure purposes.
3. The rook piece.

Verb

1. (poetic, rare, transitive) To convey by, or as if by, chariot.
2. (intransitive) To ride in a chariot.

Synonyms

cart

car

🚗

carriage

wagon

vehicle

waggon

trolley

charabanc

tank

coach

motorcar

motor car

motor-car

motor vehicle

private car

single-minded

tractor

🚜

tram

🚊

transportation

voice mail

wain

upper millstone

auto mechanic

fighting vehicle

celestial car

weapon carrier

Wain

brake carriage

auto

automobile

box

📦

caterpillar

🐛

charioteer

float

hansom

instrument

jamjar

Translations

carro

char

Wagen

wagen

kar

carroça

Karren

handkar

karretje

Fuhre

charrette

carro

Förderwagen

eix

chariot

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈt͡ʃæɹɪət/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: chariot

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”).