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单词 tarantass
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Definition of tarantass in English:

tarantass

noun ˌtar(ə)nˈtas

  • A four-wheeled horse-drawn Russian carriage without springs, mounted on a long flexible wooden chassis.

    （无弹簧的）俄式大型四轮马车

    Example sentencesExamples
    • All day the tarantass was driven rapidly by the iemschiks, who succeeded each other at every stage.
    • He assured me that when a good snow road is formed and a tarantass may be exchanged for a sledge, the amount of ground passed-over in a day is something marvellous.
    • His two sons were standing in the courtyard, near the stables, as the tarantass drove up.
    • When we had left the village and were driving along in our tarantass the mystery was satisfactorily cleared up.
    • As the tarantass nears the wattled corral, the watchful ravens stir from their perches.

Origin

From Russian tarantas.

Rhymes

alas, Alsace, amass, Bass, chasse, crass, crevasse, en masse, gas, Hamas, lass, mass, morass, sass, tass, wrasse
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