Horsebox

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A motor vehicle for transporting horses. UK
  2. 2
    a conveyance (railroad car or trailer) for transporting racehorses wordnet
  3. 3
    A container for transporting horses in, whether by road, rail, or sea.
  4. 4
    A van-type railway vehicle specially built for the carriage of horses. UK, obsolete

    "On October 31 [...] Laira "Grange" No. 6871 passed through Wolverhampton with a Holyhead-Didcot horsebox special."

Synonyms

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horse trailerhorse trailer

Example

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"On October 31 [...] Laira "Grange" No. 6871 passed through Wolverhampton with a Holyhead-Didcot horsebox special."

Etymology

From horse + box.

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motor vehicle

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