Definition of chariot

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char·i·ot    (chr-t) KEY 

NOUN:

1. An ancient horse-drawn two-wheeled vehicle used in war, races, and processions.
2. A light four-wheeled carriage used for occasions of ceremony or for pleasure.

tr. & intr.v.
chari·ot·ed, chari·ot·ing, chari·ots

To convey or ride in a chariot.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, vehicle, from Old French, from char, cart, from Latin carrus, of Celtic origin; see kers- in Indo-European roots