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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Connor Greene, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
The small asteroid, which is little more than 3 miles in diameter, approaches so close to the sun that it was named for the son of the sun-god Helios, who in Greek mythology lost control of his father's chariot and set the Earth ablaze.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
The show pulled off its biggest action sequence so far by staging a chariot race — on a track built for the occasion, with real horses instead of VFX creations — to determine which demigod would lead a quest for the Golden Fleece.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 10 Dec. 2025
These empires managed to encode their folkloric art into everyday realities through the curation of their imagery, a comic-strip like style, refined and easy to replicate, while heavily coded with elements partial to those empires’ realities, such as papyrus, chariots, and images of the afterlife.
—Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Phaethon, a reference to the Greek mythological figure who drove the Sun-god Helios' chariot, because its orbit brings it into close proximity to the Sun.
—Connor Greene, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
The small asteroid, which is little more than 3 miles in diameter, approaches so close to the sun that it was named for the son of the sun-god Helios, who in Greek mythology lost control of his father's chariot and set the Earth ablaze.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
The show pulled off its biggest action sequence so far by staging a chariot race — on a track built for the occasion, with real horses instead of VFX creations — to determine which demigod would lead a quest for the Golden Fleece.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 10 Dec. 2025
These empires managed to encode their folkloric art into everyday realities through the curation of their imagery, a comic-strip like style, refined and easy to replicate, while heavily coded with elements partial to those empires’ realities, such as papyrus, chariots, and images of the afterlife.
—Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Chariot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chariot. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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