phaeton

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Recent Examples of phaeton 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 Still, the industry used carriage types to describe its models, like phaeton (a light, open carriage), shooting brake (a carriage meant for gamekeepers and sportsmen) and cabriolet (a light carriage with a foldable hood drawn by one horse). James Schembari, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2017
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Noun
  • The coaster station will be themed as a chariot garage run by an Asterix villager named Cetautomatix.
    Brady MacDonald, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The Right Hand Angels will be the beneficiary of the event’s Beer Garden sales, as well as participating in the event with their chariot runners.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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
Noun
  • But not all Gullwings will get nine-figure prices; a great many, in fact, live in the seven-figure world, or even less for the roadsters.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The electric 718 Cayman coupe and Boxster roadster will bring the brand’s EV technology and performance to lighter, more affordable sports cars.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 26 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • There’s also the option to add upgrades like a movable chaise, an ottoman, bolster pillows, and/or a sleep kit.
    Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Made from weather-resistant materials, this chaise will last forever.
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2024
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
Noun
  • The cabriolet drives like a Mercedes-Benz always does.
    James Raia, The Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Acceleration from zero to 60 mph now comes in at 2.9 seconds in the coupe and 3.0 seconds flat in the cabriolet.
    Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 9 July 2024
Noun
  • Shake well for about 15 seconds, then strain into a coupe.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • That same rule applies to your SUV, coupe, sedan, or hatchback.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • But also to the hotel workers, florists, restaurants, construction crews, cab drivers, stylists, seamstresses, rental companies, cleaners — the number of people required to mount, oversee and break down these enormous events is incalculable.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Mastery Logistics is working toward creating an ERP-like solution for transportation, automating traditionally manual processes, while Platform Science focuses on integrating software into the cab of Class 8 tractors.
    Peter High, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025

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“Phaeton.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phaeton. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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