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hackney coach

noun

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Recent Examples of hackney coach The diffuse forms of the Berlin Cathedral, Brandenburg Gate, and Leipziger Platz are still unmistakable against a foreground of pedestrians in modern dress, hackney coaches, and other symbols of the Industrial Revolution. — The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hackney coach
  1. coach
  2. droshky
  3. cab
  4. roadster
  5. chariot
  6. diligence
  7. stagecoach
  8. troika
Noun
  • The Ducks were 35-0 against unranked foes with Lanning as coach.
    — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Head coach Eva Olid’s attacking philosophy was nowhere to be seen, registering only four touches in the opposition box (to Chelsea’s 61) and two shots, one on target.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of coach
Noun
  • Wandering inside, the boy discovers a luxurious apartment, furnished with tapestries and mirrors; outside, a droshky driver invites him for a ride and then abruptly jumps out, leaving him the reins.
    — Ruth Franklin, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2018
Definition of droshky
Noun
  • In one of her first meetings, she was asked to look at the designs for a new truck cab and formally approve it.
    — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The cab curbs come as the BBC recently published senior management expense claims for the first quarter of its 2025/26 financial year.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of cab
Noun
  • Nearly a century after rolling off the line, one Aston Martin roadster has proven itself a formidable racer.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026
  • With a wet curb weight of around 302 lb (137 kg), the XSR155 has considerably less motorcycle to haul around than a typical 300cc or 400cc retro roadster.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of roadster
Noun
  • During the period known as the Xi (Western) Zhou dynasty (1046–771 bce), warfare had been dominated by aristocratic elites and chariot forces and was generally conducted by armies smaller than those of subsequent centuries.
    — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Moments later, Sol’s chariot resumed its fiery march across the sky, just as modern science predicted.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of chariot
Noun
  • From there, the work is readiness, including custody and key-management standards, AML and sanctions controls, third-party diligence and narrow pilots with hard guardrails.
    — Manny Khan, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Kardish brings it out with diligence, insight, admiration, and wonder.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of diligence
Noun
  • Another hid in the corner, shielded by a display stagecoach, part of the visitor center’s historic exhibit.
    — Mark Dee August 14, Idaho Statesman, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The route was once a path for stagecoaches and mail coaches known as the Great North Road, but by 1983 it had been superseded by the faster M1 motorway.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 June 2026
Definition of stagecoach
Noun
  • Warsh also inherits from Powell an informal decision-making arrangement known as the troika, an informal grouping of the Fed chair, the vice chair and the New York Fed president.
    — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 15 June 2026
  • So that’s a Celtics pitch that wouldn’t even involve Jaylen Brown (but would leave East teams to contend with a troika of Giannis, Jaylen and Jayson Tatum).
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026
Definition of troika

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