Meaning
A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, often with two wheels on one axle, more often used for transporting goods than passengers.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Old Norse kartrbor. Proto-Germanic *kradô Proto-West Germanic *krat Old English crætder. Middle English cart English cart From Middle English cart, kart, from Old Norse kartr (“wagon; cart”), merged with native Old English cræt (“a chariot; cart”), from Proto-Germanic *krattaz, *krattijô, *kradō, from Proto-Indo-European *gret- (“tracery; wattle; cradle; cage; basket”), from *ger- (“to turn, wind”). Cognate with West Frisian kret (“wheelbarrow for hauling dung”), Dutch krat, kret (“crate; wheelbarrow for hauling dung”), German Krätze (“basket; pannier”). Wider cognates include Sanskrit ग्रन्थ (grantha, “a binding”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 25 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-08-01RABCIKT
- 2026-07-22TACDHKR
- 2026-05-03CATONRU
- 2026-04-26RATICNY
- 2026-02-03RACDIMT
- 2025-06-05RATCULO
- 2025-05-08RAPICTL
- 2025-04-15RATICMU
- 2025-03-29TARIDBC
- 2025-01-24CYATONR
- 2024-12-18TAOFCKR
- 2024-12-13TAWKCRY
+13 earlier appearances in the archive.