chariot Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage
  2. noun a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle; used in war and races in ancient Egypt and Greece and Rome
  3. verb transport in a chariot
  4. verb ride in a chariot

WordNet


Char"i*ot noun
Etymology
F. Chariot, from char car. See Car.
Definitions
  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.
Char"i*ot transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Charioted; present participle & verbal noun Charioting
Definitions
  1. To convey in a chariot. Milton.

Webster 1913