HORSELESS CARRIAGES Synonyms: 59 Similar Words

horseless carriages

noun

plural of horseless carriage

as in cars

a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels with the coming of the horseless carriage, distances between places were greatly reduced and the national landscape was transformed

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Recent Examples of horseless carriages Now, these humble horseless carriages are nothing new. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 1 Apr. 2026

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That difference makes city cars, delivery vehicles and stationary storage more promising applications than long-range EVs.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
The pavilion includes a gym, a sports court, a steam room and lifts for 20 cars.

— Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of cars

Noun

During her 2024 reelection campaign, Miami-Dade’s Democratic mayor, Daniella Levine Cava, put her name on county buses.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
At least 33 people were killed last month when Russia hit two civilian buses in Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of buses

Noun

That information could also support navigation across the robot swarm, allowing its different machines to share observations and coordinate their movements.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
Complimentary rentals are available via a trio of machines on the hotel’s second floor.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of machines

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From January through the end of August this year — the most recent month for which Federal Aviation Administration data is available — planes landing at O’Hare averaged 20 minutes to taxi to their gates once their wheels hit the ground.

— Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
So while the tank was resting on the road wheels that help keep the tracks in tension, trying to tow it would likely just cause the massive vehicle to dig in.

— Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 7 Nov. 2026

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