chariot
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English chariot, from Old French chariot, from char (“cart”), from Latin carrus (“wagon”). Displaced native Old English hrædwæġn (literally “fast wagon”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæɹɪət/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæɹiət/, /ˈt͡ʃɛɹiət/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: char‧i‧ot
Noun edit
chariot (plural chariots)
- A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.
- Synonym: (dated) car
- A light (four-wheeled) carriage used for ceremonial or pleasure purposes.
- (xiangqi) The rook piece.
Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- aurigal
- charret
- charrette
- (driver): charioteer
Translations edit
vehicle used in warfare
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carriage used for ceremonial or pleasure purposes
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Verb edit
chariot (third-person singular simple present chariots, present participle charioting, simple past and past participle charioted)
- (transitive, rare, poetic) To convey by, or as if by, chariot.
- (intransitive) To ride in a chariot.
See also edit
Xiangqi pieces in English (see also: xiangqi) (layout · text) | ||||||
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general | advisor | elephant | horse | chariot | cannon | soldier |
Anagrams edit
French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French chariot, from char or from charrier + -ot.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chariot m (plural chariots)
- A car/carriage or wagon
- carriage (of a computer printer)
- chariot bloqué
- (Quebec) shopping cart
- Synonym: caddie
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “chariot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.