jaunting car

English

Alternative forms

• jaunty car

Noun

jaunting car (plural jaunting cars)

1. (historical) A kind of low-set horse-drawn open vehicle, used in Ireland, in which the passengers ride sideways, sitting back to back.

Usage notes

• Jaunting cars still exist in some tourist areas, and the term is still used there.
• The term is now often used to describe any similar type of horse-drawn passenger vehicle.

Translations

low-set horse-drawn open vehicle in which the passengers ride sideways

• Irish: carr cliathánach m

Further reading

• Jaunting car on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Jaunting-Car in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)