单词 | charioteering |
释义 | charioteeringn. The driving or management of a chariot. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > [noun] > art of driving horse-drawn vehicle > driving specific type aurigation1623 chariotrya1697 charioteering1788 charioteership1836 tandem-driving1849 wagoning1875 1788 W. Dyott Diary Nov. (1907) I. 59 I, in attempting that part of the charioteering, was within an inch of over~setting all the party into the harbour. 1832 Chambers' Edinb. Jrnl. 25 Feb. 32/2 In vain did his lordship exert all his charioteering skill. 1856 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire V. xlvii. 386 Charioteering began to take the place of a state institution. 1882 19th Cent. No. 69. 738 The scene of his former charioteering. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1788 |
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