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chariot

cha·riot

UK/ˈt͡ʃæɹi.ət/ US/ˈt͡ʃaɹɪjət/ fairly common
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.
2.

a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle; used in war and races in ancient Egypt and Greece and Rome

verb

1.
2.

ride in a chariot

Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • scythed chariot
  • your chariot awaits

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