Word
Definition
araba
wheeled Middle Eastern carriage
barouche
four-wheeled hooded carriage
berlin
four-wheeled covered carriage
britska
open four-wheeled carriage
brouette
small two-wheeled carriage
brougham
one-horse closed carriage
cabriolet
two-wheeled carriage
calash
light low-wheeled carriage with folding top
cariole
light open carriage
caroche
stately carriage used on ceremonial occasions
chaise
light open carriage for one or two people
charabanc
open tourist coach with benches
clarence
four-wheeled carriage
coupe
four-wheeled closed horse-drawn carriage
curricle
two-wheeled open carriage
dennet
light two-wheeled carriage
désobligeante
carriage for one passenger
diligence
horse-drawn stage-coach
dogcart
light two-wheeled carriage with seats back-to-back
dos-a-dos
carriage […]
The chariot is the earliest and simplest type of horse carriage, used in both peace and war as the chief vehicle of many ancient peoples. Chariots were built in Mesopotamia by the Mesopotamians as early as 3000 BC and in China during the 2nd millennium BC. The original chariot was a fast, light, open, two or […]
BERLIN or BERLINE, a four-wheeled carriage with a separate hooded seat behind, detached from the body of the vehicle; so called from having been first used in Berlin. It was designed about 1670, by a Piedmontese architect in the service of the elector of Brandenburg. It was used as a travelling carriage, and Swift refers […]
A brougham is a type of closed horse drawn carriage which was invented in the early 19th century and used extensively throughout the Victorian era. The style of the design was also used in the design of early automobiles, and some car companies continued to produce a “Brougham” model through the 1960s. Horse drawn broughams […]
Basket wagon : light carriage of any shape, whose upper elements are partly made of basket-work (wickerwork).
     
Amsterdam sleigh
Dutch sleigh, with a model frequently used in and around Amsterdam in the 17th century. The bow is curved and is connected to the runners, the seat has round shapes like a sjees.
     
Small Dutch sleigh, with an octagonal wooden body, with a pointed bow and stern. This model dates from the 17th century and was very popular in The Netherlands