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Phaeton

Phaeton meaning

a light four-wheeled open carriage drawn by four horses | a large open touring motorcar with a folding top

Example sentences (8)

In another Greek story involving Scorpio without Orion, Phaeton (the mortal male offspring of Helios ) went to his father, who had earlier sworn by the River Styx to give Phaeton anything he should ask for.

Even crazier, the Phaeton almost came back after it was killed.

The ID Vizzion sedan also can be viewed as a replacement for the Volkswagen Phaeton large luxury sedan, built on the underpinnings of Audi A8s and Bentley Continentals, which went out of production two years ago.

Argentina In 1924, General Motors started importing Chevrolet Double Phaeton models and were welcomed with great demand.

By accident, Phaeton turned most of Africa into desert and darkened the skin of the Ethiopian nation until it was black.

However, when the day arrived, Phaeton panicked and lost control of the white horses that drew the chariot.

Phaeton wanted to drive his father's Sun Chariot for a day.

This story led to the archaic meaning of a phaeton as one who drives a chariot or coach, especially at a reckless or dangerous speed.