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chariot.

A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈt͡ʃæɹi.ət/Received-Pronunciation/ˈt͡ʃaɹɪjət/British, Southern, Standard/ˈt͡ʃæɹi.ət/General-American/ˈt͡ʃɛɹi.ət/
  1. A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.

    The warriors rode into battle on a horse-drawn chariot.
  2. A light (four-wheeled) carriage used for ceremonial or pleasure purposes.

  3. The rook piece.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English chariot, from Old French chariot, from char (“cart”), from Latin carrus (“wagon”), itself borrowed from Gaulish *karros, from Proto-Celtic *karros (“wagon”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós. Displaced native Old English hrædwæġn (literally “fast wagon”).

verb/ˈt͡ʃæɹi.ət/Received-Pronunciation/ˈt͡ʃaɹɪjət/British, Southern, Standard/ˈt͡ʃæɹi.ət/General-American/ˈt͡ʃɛɹi.ət/
  1. To convey by, or as if by, chariot.

    poetic · rare · transitive
  2. To ride in a chariot.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English chariot, from Old French chariot, from char (“cart”), from Latin carrus (“wagon”), itself borrowed from Gaulish *karros, from Proto-Celtic *karros (“wagon”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós. Displaced native Old English hrædwæġn (literally “fast wagon”).

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