chariot

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English

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Hittite chariot.

Etymology

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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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Noun

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chariot (plural chariots)

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

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Verb

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chariot (third-person singular simple present chariots, present participle charioting, simple past and past participle charioted)

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

See also

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Xiangqi pieces in English (see also: xiangqi) (layout · text)
general advisor elephant horse chariot cannon soldier

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French chariot, from char or from charrier +‎ -ot.

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Noun

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chariot m (plural chariots)

  1. A car/carriage or wagon
  2. carriage (of a computer printer)
    chariot bloqué
  3. (North America) shopping cart
    Synonym: caddie

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