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horsebox

British  
/ ˈhɔːsˌbɒks /

noun

  1. a van or trailer used for carrying horses

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"I'm standing up for my rights," bellows Danny, a balding man with a grey beard who calls a converted horsebox home in a leafy suburb of Bristol.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

The latest application was for a coffee kiosk on the land inside a converted horsebox.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2025

James Mason, from near Market Harborough in Leicestershire, was travelling on the M25 near Enfield when a car clipped the back of his horsebox.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2023

I drove the horsebox here and we came over on the ferry.

From The Guardian • Oct. 9, 2010

Five or six caravans, I counted, plus motor homes and a truck, a horsebox, a Hillman van, and a motorbike and sidecar.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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