hansom

  • 21hansom — also hansom cab noun (C) a two wheeled vehicle pulled by a horse, used in the past as a taxi …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22hansom — han•som [[t]ˈhæn səm[/t]] n. 1) trs a two wheeled, covered vehicle drawn by one horse, for two passengers, with the driver mounted on an elevated seat behind and the reins running over the roof 2) trs any similar horse drawn vehicle. Also called… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23hansom — /ˈhænsəm/ (say hansuhm) noun a low hung, two wheeled, covered vehicle drawn by one horse, for two passengers, the driver being mounted on an elevated seat behind, and the reins running over the roof. {named after JA Hansom, 1803–82, English… …

  • 24Hansom Cab — Ein Hansom Cab, Cab für Cabriolet, Hansom Taxi oder kurz nur Hansom war eine von dem englischen Architekten und Erfinder Joseph A. Hansom (1803–1882) 1834 patentierte zweisitzige, nach vorne offene Kutsche, bei der der Kutscher erhöht hinter dem… …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 25hansom cab — hansom 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 …

    English dictionary

  • 26Hansom cab — Hansom 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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 27Hansom (surname) — Hansom is a surname, and may refer to:* Charles Francis Hansom (1816 1888), English architect * Joseph Hansom (1803 1882), English inventor …

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  • 28hansom (cab) — or hansom [han′səm] n. 〚after J. A. Hansom (1803 82), Eng architect & inventor, who designed it〛 a 19th cent. two wheeled covered carriage for two passengers, pulled by one horse: the driver s seat is above and behind the cab * * * …

    Universalium

  • 29hansom (cab) — or hansom [han′səm] n. [after J. A. Hansom (1803 82), Eng architect & inventor, who designed it] a 19th cent. two wheeled covered carriage for two passengers, pulled by one horse: the driver s seat is above and behind the cab …

    English World dictionary

  • 30hansom (cab) — or hansom [han′səm] n. [after J. A. Hansom (1803 82), Eng architect & inventor, who designed it] a 19th cent. two wheeled covered carriage for two passengers, pulled by one horse: the driver s seat is above and behind the cab …

    English World dictionary