tonga

noun

Definition of tonganext
as in chariot

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  1. chariot
  2. cab
  3. buckboard
  4. landau
  5. phaeton
  6. stagecoach
  7. surrey
  8. buggy
Noun
  • While Ben-Hur is revered for its spectacular chariot race scene, Heston’s performance as the titular Judah Ben-Hur is also lauded as one of his best.
    Bryan Antunez, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Nov. 2024
  • The deadly chariot race, a nearly 15-minute-long tour de force of practical effects and daring stunts, is one of the best action sequences ever filmed (if not the best).
    James Grebey, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of chariot
Noun
  • He was caught when a good Samaritan cab driver alerted authorities, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joe Kenny said.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Fares depend on distance, and the cabs are usually best for shorter trips around town.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of cab
Noun
  • Instead, the bare-bones Lancia, with its buckboard-short 85.8-inch wheelbase, iffy fiberglass bodywork and minimalist cockpit, was aimed squarely at rally competition.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2021
  • The suspension mods make the Dinan drive hard and thrashy, stiff as a Bavarian buckboard.
    Dan Neil, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2017
Definition of buckboard
Noun
  • It's also understood that King Charles, 75, will attend Trooping the Colour amid his own cancer treatment, and conduct the review while seated in an Ascot landau carriage alongside Queen Camilla.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
  • Margaret’s son David Armstrong-Jones, the Earl of Snowdown, joined Charles and Camilla in their landau, while her daughter Lady Sarah Chatto traveled in the third carriage with her husband, Daniel.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
Definition of landau
Noun
  • Until the last couple of episodes, everything appears to be ripping along like a brand-new two-horse phaeton on a bright spring day.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 13 June 2024
  • An open touring car, a phaeton conveyed the essence of speed and performance, and was built for real sporting types.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2022
Definition of phaeton
Noun
  • Also less than an hour from New York, this time by car or train, is the Bedford Post Inn which was built in 1762 and operated as a stagecoach stop between New York and Boston.
    Laurie Werner, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The original historic structure retains that throwback stagecoach vibe with rustic furnishings and multiple fireplaces, albeit now with an exceptional restaurant and craft cocktail bar.
    Sunset Magazine, Sunset Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
Definition of stagecoach
Noun
  • When Tran rang it, Daisy and Kelsey pulled up in a surrey.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The clanging warning that a family in a four-wheel surrey pedicab is rolling up behind you.
    Tim Ebner, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
Definition of surrey
Noun
  • In Hell’s Kitchen last month, 80 adults in buggy, plastic VR headsets wandered around a 7,000-square-foot former BMW showroom imagining themselves in ancient Giza scaling pyramids, crawling through tunnels, and rowing down the Nile.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia Unlike some scenic roads which were once trod by horses and buggies, the Blue Ridge Parkway was specifically designed for motorists.
    Josh Max, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of buggy
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