horsebox en · NOUN
Etymology
From horse + box.
Meanings
- (UK) A motor vehicle for transporting horses.
- A container for transporting horses in, whether by road, rail, or sea.
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(UK, obsolete) A van-type railway vehicle specially built for the carriage of horses.
On October 31 [...] Laira "Grange" No. 6871 passed through Wolverhampton with a Holyhead-Didcot horsebox special.
1960 January, “Motive Power Miscellany: Western Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 58:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| horseboxes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
fr van (vehicle) · sv hästtransport (vehicle) · it box (vehicle) · sv hästsläp (vehicle)