chariot

Definition

A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.

Etymology

From Middle English chariot, from Old French chariot, from char (“cart”), from Latin carrus (“wagon”), itself borrowed from Gaulish *karros, from Proto-Celtic *karros (“wagon”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós. Displaced native Old English hrædwæġn (literally “fast wagon”).

Example Sentences

• "The warriors rode into battle on a horse-drawn chariot."