troika
noun
a Russian carriage, wagon, or sleigh drawn by a team of three horses abreast.
troikas
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pluralof troika.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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What counts, at least as far as selling the show is concerned, is the mash-up of a classic title with a modern sensibility, so that troikas and patronyms become sports cars and upspeak.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
At a horse show, Nehru was just getting interested in the trotting horses and troikas, when he was dragged away to see Swan Lake at the Bolshoi Theater.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Thank you—well, I have only just gotten home myself. And I confess, I have grown weary of train schedules and troikas, seasickness and hot air balloons.”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
The rivers froze unusually early, and troikas had entirely superseded torosses on all the roads as early as the very beginning of October.
From The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories by Grant Allen
After an early lunch they saw from the hotel windows three troikas drawn up.
From His Hour by Elinor Glyn
