cariole

American  

[kar-ee-ohl] / ˈkær iˌoʊl /

Or carriole

noun

1. a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.

2. a covered cart.

3. a light, open sleigh pulled by horses or dogs, especially one used in French Canada.

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cariole British  

/ ˈkærɪˌəʊl /

noun

1. a small open two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle

2. a covered cart

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Etymology

Origin of cariole

1760–70; < French carriole < Old Provençal carriola, equivalent to carri carriage (< Late Latin carrium, for Latin carrus; see car ¹) + -ola -ole ¹

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

cariole

Who was to take charge of the cariole? that was the question.

From The Land of Thor by J. Ross (John Ross) Browne

I praised his cariole horses, and he was enchanted.

From The Land of Thor by J. Ross (John Ross) Browne

Descending from my cariole a little stiff after the last long stage, I entered the general sitting-room, where there was a goodly assemblage of customers smoking and drinking, and otherwise enjoying themselves.

From The Land of Thor by J. Ross (John Ross) Browne

In a little while the horse and cariole designed for my use were brought up before the door, and the landlord informed me that all was “fertig.”

From The Land of Thor by J. Ross (John Ross) Browne

"Present my greetings to my old teacher," he called down from the cariole, as he grasped the hand of the mistress of the house.

From Magnhild Dust by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson