"horsebox" meaning in All languages combined

See horsebox on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: horseboxes [plural]
Etymology: horse + box Etymology templates: {{compound|en|horse|box}} horse + box Head templates: {{en-noun}} horsebox (plural horseboxes)
  1. (UK) A motor vehicle for transporting horses. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Containers Categories (lifeform): Horses
    Sense id: en-horsebox-en-noun-9FJtq2Ms Disambiguation of Containers: 40 26 34 Disambiguation of Horses: 54 14 32 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 1 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 65 2 33
  2. A container for transporting horses in, whether by road, rail, or sea. Categories (topical): Containers
    Sense id: en-horsebox-en-noun-3r9k5YE9 Disambiguation of Containers: 40 26 34
  3. (UK, rail transport, obsolete) A van-type railway vehicle specially built for the carriage of horses. Tags: UK, obsolete Categories (topical): Rail transportation, Containers, Vehicles
    Sense id: en-horsebox-en-noun-4~04jc1A Disambiguation of Containers: 40 26 34 Disambiguation of Vehicles: 36 9 55 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 1 46 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (vehicle): van [masculine] (French), box [masculine] (Italian)
Disambiguation of 'vehicle': 53 0 47

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