chariot
Plural: chariots
Noun
- a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage
- a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle; used in war and races in ancient Egypt and Greece and Rome
- A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.
- A light (four-wheeled) carriage used for ceremonial or pleasure purposes.
- The rook piece.
Verb
Verb Forms: charioted, charioting, chariots
- To ride or convey in a chariot, a two-wheeled cart.
- transport in a chariot
- ride in a chariot
- To convey by, or as if by, chariot.
- To ride in a chariot.
Examples
- He aimed to CHARIOT his ’Z’ to the double letter square for maximum impact.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English chariot, from Old French chariot, from char (“cart”), from Latin carrus (“wagon”). Displaced native Old English hrædwæġn (literally “fast wagon”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
chariot: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordchariot: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chariot: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
chariot: valid Words With Friends Word