buckboard

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Recent Examples of buckboard 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
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Noun
  • From there, letters were ferried by boat and trotted by stagecoach up to North Carolina, where important correspondence was loaded onto a steam locomotive to Virginia.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
  • As in Radio Flyer, stagecoach, wooden-panel and former Roadmasters.
    Jesus R. Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • If Austen had ever conceived one of her novels as a Regency Bachelorette, with the suitors driving up in barouches, the unmarried heroine would have ordered them all to turn around and go home.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 19 July 2025
  • Guests arriving by train were met and returned to the station by an open barouche, a six-horse tallyho that brought them to the three-story-high wooden structure with a roof of gray-red-peach bottom slate, that was modeled after Swiss Alpine hotels.
    Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2023
Noun
  • Ancient Greeks wagered on the (occasionally rigged) early Olympic Games; Romans bet on chariot races and gladiatorial contests (also sometimes rigged).
    McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
  • After the rise of Christianity, the passages under the Hippodrome, a stadium once used for chariot races and gladiator fights, were repurposed as workshops for dyeing fabric and making pottery.
    Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • However, there are golf buggies to zip guests around with ease.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Barns, open pastures, horses and buggies, and small towns define this stretch of Amish Country, offering a quiet change from the busy cities left behind.
    Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • During a press conference on Tuesday, March 24, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy confirmed that the Port Authority Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting vehicle, which carried two employees in the cab, did not have a transponder.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
  • In real-world testing, the system cooled a truck cab significantly over a couple of hours on a warm day, validating the concept.
    Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Such vehicles were nothing new: Chariots came from the Romans, the curricle chair applied to royalty, and the French post chaise became the one-horse shay.
    Brenda Yenke, cleveland.com, 7 Feb. 2018
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • On a recent flight, I was pampered with five windows plus a separate armchair and chaise-style sofa that combine to form what the airline bills as the longest seat in commercial aviation.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2026
  • There are many Lulu & Georgia moments to admire in Mandy Moore’s Altadena home, courtesy of designer Sarah Sherman Samuel, from her bedside nightstands to the wicker chaise loungers perched poolside.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2026

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“Buckboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckboard. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.

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