horseless carriage

/ˌhɔrsləs ˌkɛrɪdʒ/
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Other forms: horseless carriages

Definitions of horseless carriage
  1. noun
    an early term for an automobile
    “when automobiles first replaced horse-drawn carriages they were called horseless carriages”
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    type of:
    auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar
    a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
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