hansom (redirected from hansoms)

han·som  (hnsm)

n.

A two-wheeled covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind. Also called hansom cab.

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[After Joseph Aloysius Hansom (1803-1882), British architect.]

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hansom [ˈhænsəm]

n

(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (sometimes capital) a two-wheeled one-horse carriage with a fixed hood. The driver sits on a high outside seat at the rear Also called hansom cab

[short for hansom cab, named after its designer J. A. Hansom (1803-82)]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hansom - a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers hansom cab carriage, equipage, rig - a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses

Translations

hansom [ˈhænsəm] N → cabriolé m (con pescante trasero)

hansom [ˈhænsəm] n (also hansom cab) → fiacre m

hansom

n → (zweirädriger) Einspänner, Hansom m