char·i·ot
ˈcher-ē-ət 
ˈcha-rē-
1
: a light four-wheeled pleasure or state carriage
2
: a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle car of ancient times used also in processions and races
charioted; charioting; chariots
: to drive or ride in or as if in a chariot
: to carry in or as if in a chariot
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Instead, human control of horses took off just prior to the explosive spread of horses and chariots across Eurasia during the early second millennium BCE.
—William Taylor, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2024
For Imax, the scale and ambition of Megalopolis will play well on its big screens as the epic includes Madison Square Garden turned into a Colosseum with gladiatorial contests and chariot races.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
The cast offered a brief teaser for the coming season (watch it below) — including Percy (Scobell) taking the reins of a chariot — and announced some additions to the cast.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2024
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These are hardly the first or most extensive finds at the site, which included the discovery of a miniature bronze chariot likely used for transporting a cultic statue just last year.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Instead, human control of horses took off just prior to the explosive spread of horses and chariots across Eurasia during the early second millennium BCE.
—William Taylor, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2024
For Imax, the scale and ambition of Megalopolis will play well on its big screens as the epic includes Madison Square Garden turned into a Colosseum with gladiatorial contests and chariot races.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
The cast offered a brief teaser for the coming season (watch it below) — including Percy (Scobell) taking the reins of a chariot — and announced some additions to the cast.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Chariot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chariot. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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