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Look up: chariot

  1. Chariot
    a light, two or four wheeled vehicle drawn by two or four horses and driven standing up.
    Found on http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glo

  2. Chariot
    Cart with two wheels pulled by horses. Romans raced chariots, and Celtic warriors rode into battle on them.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  3. chariot
    [n] - a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle 2. [n] - a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage 3. [v] - transport in a chariot 4. [v] - ride in a chariot
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Chariot
    A fast two wheeled cart mainly used in warfare.
    Found on http://www.gallica.co.uk/celts/glossary.

  5. chariot
    Ancient two-wheeled carriage, used both in peace and war by the Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Greeks, Romans, ancient Britons, and others. Various kinds of chariot, with different purposes,...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  6. chariot
    A lightweight cart with 2 wheels pulled by horses. The Romans raced chariots (see circus), whereas Celtic warriors rode into battle on them. Chariots were never used by the Romans in battle.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  7. Chariot
    Char'i·ot noun [ French Chariot , from char car. See Car .] 1. (Antiq.) A two-wheeled car or vehicle for war, racing, state processions, etc. « First moved the chariots , after whom the foot. Cowper...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/56

  8. Chariot
    Char'i·ot transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Charioted ; present participle & verbal noun Charioting .] To convey in a chariot. Milton.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/56

  9. chariot
    noun a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. chariot
    verb ride in a chariot
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. Chariot
    • (v. t.) To convey in a chariot. • (n.) A four-wheeled pleasure or state carriage, having one seat. • (n.) A two-wheeled car or vehicle for war, racing, state processions, etc.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  12. chariot
    open, two- or four-wheeled vehicle of antiquity, probably first used in royal funeral processions and later employed in warfare, racing, and ... [7 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/57

  13. chariot
    • a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage
    • a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle; used in war and races in ancient Egypt and Greece and Rome

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  14. chariot
    chariot, earliest and simplest type of carriage and the chief vehicle of many ancient peoples. The chariot was known among the Babylonians before the introduction of horses c.2000 B.C. and was first drawn by asses. The chariot and horse introduced into Egypt c.1700 B.C. by the Hyksos invaders undoub...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08114

  15. Chariot
    Chariot is a term applied to horse-drawn vehicles used both for pleasure and in war. Ancient chariots, such as those used among the Egyptians, Assyrians, Greeks, and Romans, were of various forms. A common form was open behind and closed in front, and had only two wheels.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  16. chariot
    Ancient two-wheeled carriage, used both in peace and war by the Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Greeks, Romans, ancient Britons, and others. Various kinds of chariot, with different purposes, are depicted on ancient monuments and in ancient art. The most familiar is the war chariot, usually dr...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  17. Chariot
    The `chariot` is the earliest and simplest type of horse carriage, used in both peace and war as the chief vehicle of many ancient peoples. Ox carts, proto-chariots, were built by the Proto-Indo-Europeans and also built in Mesopotamia as early as 3000 BC. The original horse chariot was a fast, light...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariot

  18. Chariot
    (song) "`Chariot`" is a single by Gavin DeGraw released in 2005, taken from his 2003 album Chariot. It`s believed the song addresses the overwhelming feeling Gavin felt when he moved to New York from his rural hometown. In the song, he is supposedly pleading for a chariot to ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariot

  19. Chariot
    (carriage) The `chariot` that evolved from the ancient vehicle of this name (see Chariot) took on two main forms: A `chariotee` was a light, covered, four-wheeled pleasure carriage with two seats. A `post chariot` was a carriage for traveling post. The term was used specifically for a kind of...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariot



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