hansom
1hansom — UK [ˈhæns(ə)m] / US [ˈhænsəm] or hansom cab UK / US noun [countable] Word forms hansom : singular hansom plural hansoms a covered vehicle with two wheels pulled by a horse, used in the past as a taxi …
2Hansom — Han som (h[a^]n s[u^]m), n., Hansom cab Han som cab (k[a^]b ). [From the name of the inventor.] A light, low, two wheeled covered carriage with the driver s seat elevated behind, the reins being passed over the top. [1913 Webster] He hailed a… …
3hansom — (also hansom cab) ► NOUN historical ▪ a two wheeled horse drawn cab with space for two inside, with the driver seated behind. ORIGIN named after the English architect Joseph A. Hansom (1803 82), who patented it …
4hansom — two wheeled, two person cab, 1847, from James A. Hansom (1803 1882), English architect who designed such a vehicle c.1834 …
5Hansom — (engl., spr. hännßöm), in England eine nach dem Erfinder benannte zweiräderige, leichte, ungedeckte, schnell fahrende Droschke mit nur zwei Sitzen. Der erhöhte Kutscherbock befindet sich im Rücken der Fahrgäste, mit denen der Kutscher durch eine… …
6Hansom — (engl., spr. hännsŏm), nach dem Erfinder benannte zweiräderige Droschke mit zwei Sitzen …
7hansom — hànsom m DEFINICIJA pov. engleska pokrivena kočija na 2 kotača, kočijaš je straga na visokom sjedalu ETIMOLOGIJA engl. prema graditelju kočije, engleskom arhitektu J. A. Hansomu (1803 1882) …
8hansom — [19] The hansom cab, the taxi of the second half of the 19th century, was the brainchild of James Aloysius Hansom (1803– 82), an architect, whose other main claim to fame is that he designed Birmingham town hall. In 1834 he took out a patent for… …
9hansom — [19] The hansom cab, the taxi of the second half of the 19th century, was the brainchild of James Aloysius Hansom (1803– 82), an architect, whose other main claim to fame is that he designed Birmingham town hall. In 1834 he took out a patent for… …
10hansom — n. (in full hansom cab) hist. a two wheeled horse drawn cab accommodating two inside, with the driver seated behind. Etymology: J. A. Hansom, Engl. architect d. 1822, who designed it * * * hansom(e, sum obs. ff. handsome …
