chariot

UK /ˈt͡ʃæɹɪət/ US /ˈt͡ʃæɹiət/

noun 3verb 2

Collocations

ADJ.

all, behind, ceremonial, fiery, near, popular, swift, true

VERB + CHARIOT

arms, horse-drawn, means, sees, wind-powered

CHARIOT + NOUN

achilles, dragons, goddess, pompeii

PREP.

down, from, in, on

ADV.

particularly

noun

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.

A light (four-wheeled) carriage used for ceremonial or pleasure purposes.

The rook piece.

verb

To convey by, or as if by, chariot.

To ride in a chariot.

The warriors rode into battle on a horse-drawn chariot.

Wiktionary

The word "rook" comes from Sanskrit and means "chariot".

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A quadriga is a chariot drawn by four horses.

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The ancient Greeks believed that the Sun rode across the sky in a chariot drawn by four white horses driven by the god Heleius.

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Perseus saw his children, one after the other, dragged behind the victor's chariot.

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This was particularly true of chariot racing.

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i Register

In some senses, chariot is marked as poetic, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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