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Definition of Horseless carriage
1. Noun. An early term for an automobile. "When automobiles first replaced horse-drawn carriages they were called horseless carriages"
Definition of Horseless carriage
1. Noun. (historical) An early automobile, of the types designed before World War I. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Horseless Carriage
Literary usage of Horseless carriage
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Horseless Age (1903)
"As stated, for two years previous to this time I had been studying the horseless
carriage at such moments as I could find to spare out of my busy country ..."
2. Index to the Periodicals of ... (1895)
"Progress toward the Age of the horseless carriage, by TA de Weese (Steam), Gai,
Hydraulics, Niagara, etc. Automatic Street Traction, Black, CLIX. ..."
3. The Gold Chain: A California Family Sagaby Regina V. Phelan by Regina V. Phelan (1987)
"Willie didn't like school, so he didn't go, but he did enjoy tinkering with
mechanical things and had built himself a horseless carriage. ..."
4. The School Journal (1895)
"Trade that old lumber wagon, which draws so hard, and get a modern horseless
carriage, which runs itself. It will be better for your pupils and easier for ..."
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