as in car
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 carriage
The company made royal coaches for monarchs in Europe and England, and had just begun building electric horseless carriages.
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Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 26 July 2024
Uriah Smith thought that sticking a horse head on the front of a horseless carriage would prevent horses from getting upset upon seeing one.
—Larry Printz, Ars Technica, 4 Oct. 2023
Ferdinand Porsche first put them in a prototype horseless carriage in 1900.
—WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023
Vermont actually passed a law that required a person to walk in front of a car, waving a red flag — presumably to warn any passersby to not get too close to the horseless carriage.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 26 July 2024
Uriah Smith thought that sticking a horse head on the front of a horseless carriage would prevent horses from getting upset upon seeing one.
—Larry Printz, Ars Technica, 4 Oct. 2023
Ferdinand Porsche first put them in a prototype horseless carriage in 1900.
—WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023
Vermont actually passed a law that required a person to walk in front of a car, waving a red flag — presumably to warn any passersby to not get too close to the horseless carriage.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
See All Example Sentences for horseless carriage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horseless carriage
Noun
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Additionally, the building includes access to an attached garage for two cars.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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One bullet went through the hood of the car.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
Noun
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Prosecutors say Thomas allegedly assaulted the woman on a bus prior to the incident at the restaurant.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Others threw glass objects at people and ripped bus signs and trees out of the ground.—
Mark Morales,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
Noun
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However, Su also warned that flying car production is likely to scale more slowly than traditional automobiles.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
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The Michelin restaurant guide and its star rating system was initially launched in 1900 by namesake French tyre manufacturer Michelin in the early years of the automobile.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Georgia had its pitching machine up higher than usual during its practice Thursday at Charles Schwab Field.—
Sarah Spencer,
AJC.com,
12 June 2026
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Some machines can be reversed to blow residue away.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
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The earliest wheels of Parmigiano Reggiano were apparently much smaller than the car-tire-sized ones that are standard now, but no less coveted.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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“Horseless carriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horseless%20carriage. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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