hansom

/'hænsəm/ Cách viết khác : (hansomcab) /'hænsəm'kæb/

Thân thiện

A hansom cab waits for passengers outside a grand hotel.

Definition

Noun: A hansom is a specific type of two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage for passengers, notable for its design where the driver sits on a raised seat at the back, above and behind the enclosed passenger compartment.

Usage

The word "hansom" is used to refer to this historical vehicle, often in contexts discussing 19th-century urban transport, historical fiction, or Victorian-era London. - The detective hailed a hansom to pursue the suspect through the foggy streets. - In the 1800s, the hansom cab was a common sight in London.

Advanced Usage

• "Hansom cab": This is a common compound term synonymous with "hansom." It explicitly combines the vehicle name with "cab," indicating it was a vehicle for hire.
  • He took a hansom cab to the opera.

Variants and Related Words

• Hansom cab (n): A full term for a hansom carriage used as a taxi.
• Cab (n): A general term for a vehicle available for public hire, which evolved from carriages like the hansom to modern taxis.

Synonyms

• Cab: A vehicle for hire.
• Carriage: A general term for a horse-drawn vehicle.
• Hackney carriage: A formal term for a licensed vehicle for hire, which included hansoms.

Idioms and Phrases

(This word is a specific noun and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hansom cab