phaeton

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfeɪtən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fā′i tn or, esp. Brit., fāt′n)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pha•e•ton  (fā′i tn or, esp. Brit., fāt′n),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Transportany of various light, four-wheeled carriages, with or without a top, having one or two seats facing forward, used in the 19th century.
  2. Transporta vintage automobile of the touring-car type.
  • special use of Latin Phaetōn, variant of Phaethōn Phaethon 1585–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
phaeton / ˈfeɪtən/
  1. a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with or without a top, usually having two seats
Etymology: 18th Century: from Phaëthon
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