phaeton

pha·e·ton

P0231300 (fā′ĭ-tn)n.1. A light, four-wheeled open carriage, usually drawn by a pair of horses.2. A touring car.

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[French phaéton, from Phaeton, Phaethon, from Old French, from Latin Phaethōn; see Phaëthon.]

phaeton

(ˈfeɪtən) na light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with or without a top, usually having two seats[C18: from Phaëthon]

pha•e•ton

(ˈfeɪ ɪ tn; esp. Brit. ˈfeɪt n)

n. 1. a light, four-wheeled carriage used in the 19th century. 2. a vintage automobile of the touring-car type. [1585–95; < Latin Phaetōn, variant of Phaethōn Phaëthon]

Phaeton

A light four-wheeled carriage. Both sides of the carriage were open in front of the seats.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

phaeton - large open car seating four with folding toptouring car, tourerauto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"

Translations

faetónфаэтон