horse-drawn carriage

collocation in English

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horse-drawn
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈhɔːs.drɔːn/us
/ˈhɔːrs.drɑːn/
A horse-drawn vehicle is pulled by ...
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carriage
noun
uk
/ˈkær.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈker.ɪdʒ/
a vehicle with four wheels that is usually pulled by horses and was used mainly in ...
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(Definition ofhorse-drawnandcarriagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He arrived at the event in ahorse-drawncarriage.
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Field hunting was accomplished viahorse-drawncarriage.
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There are horse andhorse-drawncarriagetrips.
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It was derived from ahorse-drawncarriage.
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The initial drawings of the bridge allowed only onehorse-drawncarriageto cross the bridge.
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Travel on the island is largely by foot, bicycle, orhorse-drawncarriage.
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The royal family attend the meeting, arriving each day in ahorse-drawncarriage.
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It was a two-wheeledhorse-drawncarriagewith side seats and a rear entrance.
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From thehorse-drawncarriageand wood fire, we progressed to space travel and nuclear fusion.
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The event includes a fish fry,horse-drawncarriagerides, luminaries and caroling.
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The stunt involves ahorse-drawncarriagebeing pulled around a gravelled and muddy course.
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It was well outside the city limitsan hour's journey from the city byhorse-drawncarriage.
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He established regularhorse-drawncarriageservices on various routes from about 1815 onwards.
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Basically ahorse-drawncarriage, he mounted his engine between the front wheels.
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Horse-drawncarriagebecame popular in the 1890s although they were quickly replaced by electric trams.
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An eleganthorse-drawncarriagewith its retinue of servants is an "equipage".
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My constituency had to suffer in 1846 when thehorse-drawncarriageindustry went out of business overnight because of the railway.
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Londoners have long been familiar with the observation that traffic on our roads now proceeds at a slower pace than in the days of thehorse-drawncarriage.
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When the streets were being planned out, they were made wide enough for ahorse-drawncarriageto turn around.
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Between 1885 and 1891 there was a second station on the mainland, with the boat launched byhorse-drawncarriage.
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The upload page also featured an option to send ahorse-drawncarriageto me to pick the video up.
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The clues point to specific books on the shelves which contain a ticket to ride ahorse-drawncarriage.
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Similar issues can arise in rural areas for people on horseback or in ahorse-drawncarriage.
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