stanhope

¹ American  

[stan-hohp, stan-uhp] / ˈstænˌhoʊp, ˈstæn əp /

noun

1. a light, open, one-seated, horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels.

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Stanhope ² American  

[stan-hohp, stan-uhp] / ˈstænˌhoʊp, ˈstæn əp /

noun

1. James, 1st Earl Stanhope, 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman: prime minister 1717–18.

2. Philip Dormer Chesterfield, 4th Earl of.

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Stanhope ¹ British  

/ ˈstænəp /

noun

1. Charles , 3rd Earl. 1753–1816, British radical politician and scientist. His inventions included two calculating machines, a microscope lens, and a stereotyping machine

2. his grandfather, James , 1st Earl. 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman; George I's chief minister (1717–21). He fought under Marlborough in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14) and negotiated the Triple Alliance with France and Holland (1717)

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stanhope ² British  

/ ˈstænəp /

noun

1. a light one-seater carriage with two or four wheels

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Etymology

Origin of stanhope

1795–1805; named after Fitzroy Stanhope (1787–1864), British clergyman

Example Sentences

Perhaps the most perfect thing in the world, however, is a St. James's-street stanhope or cabriolet, with its dandy owner on the whip-seat, and the "tiger" beside him.

From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by Willis, N. Parker

When the carriages met again, he stood up in his stanhope; he raised his hand ready to doff his hat; he looked with all his eyes.

From Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace

One day in the ring, Rawdon's stanhope came in sight; Rebecca was seated by him.

From Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace

A few days after Ethelberta’s reception at Enckworth, an improved stanhope, driven by Lord Mountclere himself, climbed up the hill until it was opposite her door. 

From The Hand of Ethelberta by Hardy, Thomas

The stanhope is all to atoms, and the farmer claims compensation for the gate.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 by Various