chariot

noun

Definition of chariotnext
as in stagecoach
a vehicle with two wheels that was pulled by horses and was raced and used in battle in ancient times a chariot race

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Recent Examples of chariot Never mind that he was ejected from the chariot along the way; Nero was declared the winner. — Vahe Gregorian july 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026 For example, last Wednesday, the game challenged me with a picture of a bronze sculpture that looked somewhat like a chariot. — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 6 July 2026 But, that could be accomplished with portable palanquins and chariots, Namboothiri said. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 Suddenly, the servant saw that the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around them – representing spiritual forces of divine protection. — Liesl Ehmke, Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for chariot
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  1. stagecoach
  2. coach
  3. cab
  4. stage
Noun
  • Another hid in the corner, shielded by a display stagecoach, part of the visitor center’s historic exhibit.
    — Mark Dee August 14, Idaho Statesman, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The route was once a path for stagecoaches and mail coaches known as the Great North Road, but by 1983 it had been superseded by the faster M1 motorway.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 June 2026
Definition of stagecoach
Noun
  • This position — especially once assistant head coach Frank Smith arrived — requires immense mental aptitude.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • His system corrects for that by comparing each coach against the specific difficulty of what he was actually given, not a league-wide baseline.
    — Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of coach
Noun
  • Travis saunters over to dap him up through the cab’s open window, but this one has its own special, age-gap flair.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Upon arrival, crews found that the patient was actually located approximately 220 feet up in the air, inside of a crane cab.
    — Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of cab
Noun
  • Taylor had grown up watching reruns of the sitcom on cable and even played Marcia in a stage show.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Three-stage response to drone attacks SCILT NAVAL combines its detection equipment and effectors in one onboard system.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
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