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Webster 1913 Edition


Chariot

Char′i-ot

,
Noun.
[F.
Chariot
, from
char
car. See
Car
.]
1.
(Antiq.)
A two-wheeled car or vehicle for war, racing, state processions, etc.
First moved the
chariots
, after whom the foot.
Cowper.
2.
A four-wheeled pleasure or state carriage, having one seat.
Shak.

Char′i-ot

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Charioted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Charioting
.]
To convey in a chariot.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Chariot

CHARIOT

,n.
1.
A half coach; a carriage with four wheels and one seat behind, used for convenience and pleasure.
2.
A car or vehicle used formerly in war, drawn by two or more horses, and conveying two men each. These vehicles were sometimes armed with hooks or sythes.

CHARIOT

,
Verb.
T.
To convey in a chariot.

Definition 2024


chariot

chariot

English

Hittite chariot.

Noun

chariot (plural chariots)

  1. a two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare
  2. a light four-wheeled carriage used for ceremonial or pleasure purposes

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French

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Etymology

From Old French, from char or from charrier + -ot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃa.ʁjɔ/

Noun

chariot m (plural chariots)

  1. trolley
  2. carriage (of a computer printer)
    chariot bloqué

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