chariot

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char·i·ot / ˈcharēət/ • n. hist. a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used in ancient warfare and racing. ∎ hist. a four-wheeled carriage with back seats and a coachman's seat. ∎ poetic/lit. a stately or triumphal carriage.• v. [tr.] poetic/lit. convey in or as in a chariot.

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Chariot

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Chariot (of God, in Ezekiel's vision): see MERKABAH MYSTICISM.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions JOHN BOWKER

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chariot †cart, wagon; stately vehicle for the conveyance of persons. XIV. — (O)F. chariot wagon, augm. of char CAR.
Hence charioteer XVII.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

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