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    The chariot that evolved from the ancient vehicle of this name (see Chariot) took on two main forms: A light, four-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage having...
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    south-pointing chariot (or carriage) was an ancient Chinese two-wheeled vehicle that carried a movable pointer to indicate the south, no matter how the chariot turned...
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    a special category within carriages. They are carriages with four corner posts and a fixed roof. Two-wheeled war chariots and transport vehicles such...
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    A chariot is a type of cart driven by a charioteer, usually using horses to provide rapid motive power. The oldest known chariots have been found in burials...
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    chariot number two" (二號銅車馬), is a closed carriage with two seats and an umbrella-like roof, which is also drawn by four bronze horses. The chariots are...
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    A phaeton (also phaéton) was a form of sporty open carriage popular in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Drawn by one or two horses, a...
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  • A chariot is a two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle. Chariot may also refer to: Chariot (carriage), a horse-drawn vehicle for one or two standing riders Chariot...
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    peono Ŝako Ŝak Ŝakmato Estonian K kuningas king L lipp flag V vanker chariot / carriage O oda spear R ratsu riding horse (E) ettur forwarder Male after malev...
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    of the board. Formerly, the rook (from Persian رخ rokh/rukh, meaning "chariot") was alternatively called the tower, marquess, rector, and comes (count...
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  • Celtic *carpentom, which is probably related to Gaulish karros (="chariot"). carriage from Latin carrus, ultimately from the same Gaulish root as "car"...
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