The word "rook" comes from Sanskrit and means "chariot".
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Chariot
/ˈt͡ʃæɹɪət/
Synonyms for "chariot" (8 found)
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Noun(1 words)
ceremonial carriage
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Noun(2 words)
conveyancefigure of speech
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Noun(4 words)
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6 entriescelestial chariotmythological chariotprocessional chariotroyal chariotscythed chariotwar chariot
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6 entriesEgyptian chariotancient chariotchariot raceroyal chariotscythed chariotwar chariot
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A quadriga is a chariot drawn by four horses.
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Make me a conqueror of all nations; let the famous chariot carry me all the way from the sun to Thebes in triumph: I will consider myself human even when I am hailed everywhere as a god.
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The ancient Greeks believed that the Sun rode across the sky in a chariot drawn by four white horses driven by the god Heleius.
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