east, beast of burden, cattle, horse, nag, palfrey, Arab † , blood horse, thoroughbred, galloway † , charger, courser, racer, hunter, jument † , pony, filly, colt, foal, barb, roan, jade, hack, bidet, pad, cob, tit, punch, roadster, goer † ; racehorse, pack horse, draft horse, cart horse, dray horse, post horse; ketch; Shetland pony, shelty, sheltie; garran † , garron † ; jennet, genet † , bayard † , mare, stallion, gelding; bronco, broncho † , cayuse [U.S.]; creature, critter [U.S.]; cow pony, mustang, Narraganset, waler † ; stud. Pegasus, Bucephalus, Rocinante. ass, donkey, jackass, mule, hinny; sumpter horse, sumpter mule; burro, cuddy † , ladino [U.S.]; reindeer; camel, dromedary, llama, elephant; carrier pigeon. [object used for carrying] pallet, brace, cart, dolley; support &c 215; fork lift. carriage &c (vehicle) 272; ship &c 273. Adj. equine, asinine. 272. Vehicle -- N. vehicle, conveyance, carriage, caravan, van; common carrier; wagon, waggon † , wain, dray, cart, lorry. truck, tram; cariole, carriole † ; limber, tumbrel, pontoon; barrow; wheel barrow, hand barrow; perambulator; Bath chair, wheel chair, sedan chair; chaise; palankeen † , palanquin; litter, brancard † , crate, hurdle, stretcher, ambulance; black Maria; conestoga wagon, conestoga wain; jinrikisha, ricksha, brett † , dearborn [U.S.], dump cart, hack, hackery † , jigger, kittereen † , mailstate † , manomotor † , rig, rockaway † , prairie schooner [U.S.], shay, sloven, team, tonga † , wheel; hobbyhorse, go-cart; cycle; bicycle, bike, twowheeler; tricycle, velocipede, quadricycle † . equipage, turn-out; coach, chariot, phaeton, break, mail phaeton, wagonette, drag, curricle † , tilbury † , whisky, landau, barouche, victoria, brougham, clarence † , calash, caleche [Fr.], britzka † , araba † , kibitka † ; berlin; sulky, desobligeant [Fr.], sociable, vis-avis, dormeuse [Fr.]; jaunting car, outside car; dandi † ; doolie † , dooly † ; munchil † , palki † ; roller skates, skate; runabout; ski; tonjon † ; vettura † . post chaise, diligence, stage; stage coach, mail coach, hackney coach, glass coach; stage wagon, car, omnibus, fly, cabriolet † , cab, hansom, shofle † , four-wheeler, growler, droshki † , drosky † . dogcart, trap, whitechapel, buggy, four-in-hand, unicorn, random, tandem; shandredhan † , char-a-bancs [Fr.]. motor car, automobile, limousine, car, auto, jalopy, clunker, lemon, flivver, coupe, sedan, two-door sedan, four-door sedan, luxury sedan; wheels [Coll.], sports car, roadster, gran turismo [It], jeep, four-wheel drive vehicle, electric car, steamer; golf cart, electric wagon; taxicab, cab, taxicoach † , checker cab, yellow cab; station wagon, family car; motorcycle, motor bike, side car; van, minivan, bus, minibus, microbus; truck, wagon, pick-up wagon, pick-up, tractor-trailer, road train, articulated vehicle; racing car, racer, hot rod, stock car, souped-up car. bob, bobsled, bobsleigh † ; cutter; double ripper, double runner [U.S.]; jumper, sled, sledge, sleigh, toboggan. train; accommodation train, passenger train, express trail, special train, corridor train, parliamentary train, luggage train, freight train, goods train; 1st class train, 2nd class train, 3rd class train, 1st class carriage, 2nd class carriage, 3rd class carriage, 1st class compartment, 2nd class compartment, 3rd class compartment; rolling stock; horse box, cattle truck; baggage car, express car, freight car, parlor car, dining car, Pullman car,
sleeping car, sleeper, dome car; surface car, tram car, trolley car; box car, box wagon; horse car [U.S.]; bullet train, shinkansen [Jap.], cannonball, the Wabash cannonball, lightning express; luggage van; mail, mail car, mail van. shovel, spool, spatula, ladle, hod, hoe; spade, spaddle † , loy † ; spud; pitchfork; post hole digger. [powered construction vehicles] tractor, steamshovel, backhoe, fork lift, earth mover, dump truck, bulldozer, grader, caterpillar, trench digger, steamroller; pile driver; crane, wrecking crane. 273. Ship -- N. ship, vessel, sail; craft, bottom. navy, marine, fleet, flotilla; shipping. man of war &c (combatant) 726; transport, tender, storeship † ; merchant ship, merchantman; packet, liner; whaler, slaver, collier, coaster, lighter; fishing boat, pilot boat; trawler, hulk; yacht; baggala † ; floating hotel, floating palace; ocean greyhound. ship, bark, barque, brig, snow, hermaphrodite brig; brigantine, barkantine † ; schooner; topsail schooner, for and aft schooner, three masted schooner; chasse-maree [Fr.]; sloop, cutter, corvette, clipper, foist, yawl, dandy, ketch, smack, lugger, barge, hoy † , cat, buss; sailer, sailing vessel; windjammer; steamer, steamboat, steamship, liner, ocean liner, cruiseship, ship of the line; mail steamer, paddle steamer, screw steamer; tug; line of steamers &c. destroyer, cruiser, frigate; landing ship, LST; aircraft carrier, carrier, flattop [Coll.], nuclear powered carrier; submarine, submersible, atomic submarine. boat, pinnace, launch; life boat, long boat, jolly boat, bum boat, fly boat, cock boat, ferry boat, canal boat; swamp boat, ark, bully, battery, bateau [Can.], broadhorn † , dory, droger † , drogher; dugout, durham boat, flatboat, galiot † ; shallop † , gig, funny, skiff, dingy, scow, cockleshell, wherry, coble † , punt, cog, kedge, lerret † ; eight oar, four oar, pair oar; randan † ; outrigger; float, raft, pontoon; prame † ; iceboat, ice canoe, ice yacht. catamaran, hydroplane, hovercraft, coracle, gondola, carvel † , caravel; felucca, caique † , canoe, birch bark canoe, dugout canoe; galley, galleyfoist † ; bilander † , dogger † , hooker, howker † ; argosy, carack † ; galliass † , galleon; polacca † , polacre † , tartane † , junk, lorcha † , praam † , proa † , prahu † , saick † , sampan, xebec, dhow; dahabeah † ; nuggah † ; kayak, keel boat [U.S.], log canoe, pirogue; quadrireme † , trireme; stern-wheeler [U.S.]; wanigan † , wangan [U.S.], wharf boat. balloon; airship, aeroplane; biplane, monoplane, triplane † ; hydroplane; aerodrome; air balloon, pilot balloon, fire balloon, dirigible, zeppelin; aerostat, Montgolfier; kite, parachute. jet plane, rocket plane, jet liner, turbojet, prop-jet, propeller plane; corporate plane, corporate jet, private plane, private aviation; airline, common carrier; fighter, bomber, fighter-bomber, escort plane, spy plane; supersonic aircraft, subsonic aircraft. Adv. afloat, aboard; on board, on ship board; hard a lee, hard a port, hard a starboard, hard a weather. 2. DEGREES <strong>OF</strong> MOTION 274. Velocity -- N. velocity, speed, celerity; swiftness &c adj.; rapidity, eagle speed; expedition &c (activity) 682; pernicity † ; acceleration; haste &c 684.
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