chariot
nounverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈt͡ʃæɹi.ət//
- United Kingdom//ˈt͡ʃaɹɪjət//
- United States//ˈt͡ʃæɹi.ət//
- Scotland//ˈt͡ʃaɾe.ət//
- //ˈt͡ʃɛɹi.ət//
A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.
noun
- 1
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.
- 2
A light (four-wheeled) carriage used for ceremonial or pleasure purposes.
- 3
The rook piece.
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”).
verb
- 1
rareTo convey by, or as if by, chariot.
- 2
To ride in a chariot.
Forms
- plural
- chariots
- past tense
- charioted
- past participle
- charioted
- present participle
- charioting
- third person singular
- chariots
chariot · A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.
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