chariot

Meanings

Noun

• A two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.
• A light four-wheeled carriage used for ceremonial or pleasure purposes.
• rook

Verb

• To convey by, or as if by, chariot.
• To ride in a chariot.

Related

Narrower meaning words

• biga
• triga
• quadriga

Broader meaning words

• car, cart

Origin

• From Middle English chariot, from Old French chariot, from char, from Latin carrus ("wagon").