Meaning
A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
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”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
carcarriage
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles, including a pangram: