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Noun: chariot  cher-ee-ut [N. Amer], cha-ree-ut [Brit]
  1. A two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle; used in war and races in ancient Egypt and Greece and Rome
    "The Roman legionnaire skilfully manoeuvred his chariot on the battlefield"
     
  2. A light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage
    "The newlyweds rode through the city in a gilded chariot"
Verb: chariot  cher-ee-ut [N. Amer], cha-ree-ut [Brit]
  1. Ride in a chariot
    "The Roman general charioted into the city"
     
  2. Transport in a chariot
    "The victorious general was charioted through the city streets"

Derived forms: charioted, chariots, charioting

Type of: carriage, carry, equipage, horse-drawn vehicle, ride, rig, transport

Encyclopedia: Chariot, Alaska