CHARIOT

Chariot

The chariot is a type of carriage using animals to provide rapid motive power. Chariots were used for war as "battle taxis" and mobile archery platforms, as well as more peaceable pursuits such as hunting or racing for sport, and as a chief vehicle of many ancient peoples, when speed of travel was desired rather than how much weight could be carried. The original chariot was a fast, light, open, two-wheeled conveyance drawn by two or more horses that were hitched side by side. The car was little more than a floor with a waist-high semicircular guard in front. The chariot, driven by a charioteer, was used for ancient warfare during the bronze and the iron ...

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chariot

Noun

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


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