chariot
verb
- chariot
noun
- fast horse-drawn carriage
- xiangqi piece
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃæɹi.ət/ / /ˈt͡ʃaɹɪjət/ / /ˈt͡ʃɛɹi.ət/
noun
Etymology: 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”).
- 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
Etymology: 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”).
- To convey by, or as if by, chariot.
- To ride in a chariot.