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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
    A chariot was a two wheeled vehicle used in ancient warfare.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. Chariot
    Cart with two wheels pulled by horses. Romans raced chariots, and Celtic warriors rode into battle on them.
    Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans/glos

  4. 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

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

  6. 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.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  7. 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://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/temetfutue/gl

  8. 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. » 2. A four-wheeled pleasure or state carriage, having one seat. Shak.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/56

  9. 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

  10. chariot
    noun a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  11. chariot
    verb ride in a chariot
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  12. Chariot
    The original `chariot` was a two-wheeled conveyance usually drawn by two horses. In ancient Rome and other ancient Mediterranean countries a `biga` was a two-horse chariot, a `triga` utilized three horses and a `quadriga` was drawn by four horses abreast. The word `chariot` comes from Latin `carrus`, car. The chariot was used for ancient warfare during the Bronze and Iron Ages, and continued to be used for travel, processions and in games and rac...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariot

  13. 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

  14. 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

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

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  16. 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


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