chariot race

collocation in English

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chariot
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtʃær.i.ət/us
/ˈtʃer.i.ət/
a two-wheeled vehicle that was used in ancient times for racing and fighting and was pulled by a horse ...
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race
noun
uk
/reɪs/us
/reɪs/
a competition in which all the competitors try to be the fastest and to ...
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(Definition ofchariotandracefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They were bothchariotracesupporters.
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First, he participated in thechariotracewhere he had to take the last place in the starting-line (chosen by casting lots).
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Except for thechariotrace, all the events were performed nude.
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The prestigious event was a four-horsechariotraceand the winner received a prize larger than for any of the athletic contests.
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He was an active participant in panhellenic athletic contests, winning several victories in the single horse race and also in thechariotrace.
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The lower hall is decorated with, in situ preserved, wall paintings which represent achariotrace.
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The main spectacle was the use of a livechariotraceusing real horses and real chariots set against a cyclorama.
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However, during achariotrace, he boasted that his wife could run faster than the king's horses.
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Two episodes involving charioteers were added into the plain account of the heroicchariotrace.
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The increasing violence of this tradition caused it to be replaced with the infamouschariotrace.
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The cameras used during thechariotracealso presented problems.
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Pearl taunts them, then challenges them to achariotrace.
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It featured the livechariotrace, as well as gladiatorial combat and a sea battle.
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A narrow frieze with achariotracedecorated the walls of the tomb.
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A four-horsechariotracewas held in a hippodrome in the plain, not far from the sea, in the place where the original stadium was sited.
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His chapter on gambling is the best (practically the only) modern account and includes a convincing reconstruction of how to bet on the chariot races.
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