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phaetons

phaetons is the plural of phaeton.

Meaning of phaeton

Noun

phaeton (plural phaetons)

  1. a light four-wheeled open carriage drawn by four horses
    • It had been settled that Lorraine was to drive Emily in his phaeton. It is true the sun was full in her eyes, the wind high, and the dust, which is just mud in high spirits, flew round them in clouds; but Emily found her ride delightful.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXI, in Romance and Reality. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 260
  2. a large open touring motorcar with a folding top

Questions about phaetons

What is phaetons the plural of?
Phaetons is the plural of phaeton.

Words near phaetons in the dictionary

  1. Phaethusa
  2. phaeton
  3. phaetoneer
  4. phaetoneers
  5. Phaetonic
  6. phaetons
  7. Phagan
  8. Phagans
  9. phage
  10. phage therapies
  11. phage therapy

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