Wooden Horse
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Wooden Horse
First recorded in 1615–25
Example Sentences
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In the Wooden Horse escape, in which a tunnel was dug underneath a vaulting horse, he was one of the organising committee.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2024
During that time, he helped in escape attempts immortalised in the films, The Wooden Horse and the Great Escape.
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2022
Wooden Horse, tribute to the band Crosby, Stills & Nash.
From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2016
Their escape, since described by Williams in his bestselling The Wooden Horse, was one of World War II's most exciting contributions to man's long, suspenseful lore of escapes.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Wooden Horse is not employed in the Iliad, but is one of the striking details of the later epics, which recounted the destruction of Troy.
From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Snider, Denton Jaques
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