char·i·ot
ˈcher-ē-ət 
ˈcha-rē-
1
: a light four-wheeled pleasure or state carriage
2
: a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle car of ancient times used also in processions and races
charioted; charioting; chariots
: to drive or ride in or as if in a chariot
: to carry in or as if in a chariot
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Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 1 July 2024
Miller still tosses in his beloved bits of makeshift technology — attack gliders with propellers, parachutists on skates, chariots made of motorcycles — and peculiar, throwaway characters, such as a guy named Pissboy who seems to exist solely to feed urine to a truck’s carburetor.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 May 2024
The most powerful of these communities expanded and incorporated lesser ones, making use of a variety of military innovations, including bronze weapons, fortifications, and chariots.
—Michael Mandelbaum, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2014
The trailer shows flashes of executions, riots, and intense chariot racing and gladiator battle.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 13 June 2024
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Noun
Enter Krishna, mounted on a chariot drawn by four suitably apocalyptic black horses, to curse the battle’s seemingly sole survivor, Ashwarthama, for the sin of shooting an unborn child.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 1 July 2024
Miller still tosses in his beloved bits of makeshift technology — attack gliders with propellers, parachutists on skates, chariots made of motorcycles — and peculiar, throwaway characters, such as a guy named Pissboy who seems to exist solely to feed urine to a truck’s carburetor.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 May 2024
The most powerful of these communities expanded and incorporated lesser ones, making use of a variety of military innovations, including bronze weapons, fortifications, and chariots.
—Michael Mandelbaum, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2014
The trailer shows flashes of executions, riots, and intense chariot racing and gladiator battle.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 13 June 2024
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“Chariot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chariot. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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