different between chariot vs anabasius

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French chariot, from char (“cart”), from Latin carrus (“wagon”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?t??æ???t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?t??æ?i?t/, /?t????i?t/
• Hyphenation: char?i?ot

Noun

chariot (plural chariots)

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.
3. (xiangqi) rook

Hypernyms

• (obsolete): car, cart

Hyponyms

• (Roman, 2-horse): biga
• (Roman, 3-horse): triga
• (Roman, 4-horse): quadriga

Related terms

• charret
• charrette
• (driver): charioteer
• car

Translations

Verb

chariot (third-person singular simple present chariots, present participle charioting, simple past and past participle charioted)

1. (transitive, rare, poetic) To convey by, or as if by, chariot.
2. (intransitive) To ride in a chariot.

Anagrams

• Torahic, Torchia, haricot

French

Alternative forms

• charriot (1990 reform spelling)

Etymology

From Old French chariot, from char or from charrier +? -ot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.?jo/

Noun

chariot m (plural chariots)

1. trolley
2. carriage (of a computer printer)

   chariot bloqué

3. (Quebec) shopping cart

Further reading

• “chariot” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• haricot
• torchai

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (anábasis, “going out, mounting”).

Noun

anabasius (plural anabasii)

1. (historical) A kind of courier who travelled on horseback or in a chariot, conveying messages and commands.