CHARIOT


Meaning of CHARIOT in English

I. ˈcher-ē-ət, ˈcha-rē- noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Old French, from charrier to transport, from char vehicle, from Latin carrus — more at car

Date: 14th century

1. : a light four-wheeled pleasure or state carriage

2. : a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle car of ancient times used also in processions and races

II. verb

Date: 1550

intransitive verb

: to drive or ride in or as if in a chariot

transitive verb

: to carry in or as if in a chariot

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.