Illustration of surrey
plural surreys
: a four-wheel two-seated horse-drawn pleasure carriage
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When Tran rang it, Daisy and Kelsey pulled up in a surrey.
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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
Karen delighted in a ride on a surrey cycle pedaled by Erik and his girlfriend, Renee Aguilar.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2021
Only instead of a surrey with a fringe on the top, there’s an ice cream stand and a small store that sells fresh produce and a restaurant that serves the freshest foods.
—BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2021
The actual surrey with the fringe on top shown in the movie is on display at Jerome State Historic Park.
—Roger Naylor, azcentral, 12 Dec. 2019
Bici Pincio rentals, just inside the park entrance, offered the ideal solution for a family of five: the surrey-style Risciò Max ($22 first hour, other bikes from $4.50).
—Shelly Rivoli, latimes.com, 11 July 2019
Old-time Pearlanders wrote of Zychlinski, rumored to be a Polish nobleman, traveling the dirt streets of Pearland in a fancy surrey pulled by a pair of shiny black, high stepping horses.
—Jaimy Jones, Houston Chronicle, 19 June 2018
Bike rentals: cruisers, tandems, choppers, quad sports, deuce coupes, four-wheel surrey bikes.
—The Courier-Journal, 26 July 2017
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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
Karen delighted in a ride on a surrey cycle pedaled by Erik and his girlfriend, Renee Aguilar.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2021
Only instead of a surrey with a fringe on the top, there’s an ice cream stand and a small store that sells fresh produce and a restaurant that serves the freshest foods.
—BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2021
The actual surrey with the fringe on top shown in the movie is on display at Jerome State Historic Park.
—Roger Naylor, azcentral, 12 Dec. 2019
Bici Pincio rentals, just inside the park entrance, offered the ideal solution for a family of five: the surrey-style Risciò Max ($22 first hour, other bikes from $4.50).
—Shelly Rivoli, latimes.com, 11 July 2019
Old-time Pearlanders wrote of Zychlinski, rumored to be a Polish nobleman, traveling the dirt streets of Pearland in a fancy surrey pulled by a pair of shiny black, high stepping horses.
—Jaimy Jones, Houston Chronicle, 19 June 2018
Bike rentals: cruisers, tandems, choppers, quad sports, deuce coupes, four-wheel surrey bikes.
—The Courier-Journal, 26 July 2017
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surrey
noun
sur·rey
ˈsər-ē 
ˈsə-rē
plural surreys
: a horse-drawn carriage that has two wide seats and four wheels
Etymology
from earlier Surrey cart, named for Surrey, a county in England where it was first made
Geographical Definition
Surrey
geographical name
Sur·rey
ˈsər-ē
ˈsə-rē
1
county of southeastern England south of London; capital Kingston upon Thames area 662 square miles (1714 square kilometers), population 1,132,000
2
city southeast of Vancouver in southern British Columbia, Canada population 468,251
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