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droshky
[ drosh-kee ]
noun
- a light, low, four-wheeled, open vehicle used mainly in Russia, in which the passengers sit astride or sideways on a long, narrow bench.
- any of various other carriages, used mainly in Russia.
droshky
/ ˈdrɒskɪ; ˈdrɒʃkɪ /
noun
- an open four-wheeled horse-drawn passenger carriage, formerly used in Russia
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Example Sentences
We were driven over in a troika, or droshky, with one horse trotting in the middle and one on each side, in full gallop.
Another time you order the racing droshky to be got out, and set off to the forest to shoot woodcock.
My belongings are put on another droshky, skilfully fitted together like an elaborate mosaic.
The depths beneath must be great, for sometimes my droshky is nearly submerged, and the lava-like stream floods our small vehicle.
His lower half, however, was discovered by his sister convulsively pressed against the side of the droshky.
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