"horsebox" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: horseboxes [plural]
Etymology: From 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
    Sense id: en-horsebox-en-noun-9FJtq2Ms Categories (other): British English, Horses Disambiguation of Horses: 42 28 30
  2. A container for transporting horses in, whether by road, rail, or sea.
    Sense id: en-horsebox-en-noun-3r9k5YE9 Categories (other): Containers Disambiguation of Containers: 7 44 49
  3. (UK, rail transport, obsolete) A van-type railway vehicle specially built for the carriage of horses. Tags: UK, obsolete
    Sense id: en-horsebox-en-noun-4~04jc1A Categories (other): British English, Rail transportation, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Containers, Vehicles Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 4 86 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 10 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 5 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 5 89 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 14 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 19 12 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 19 11 70 Disambiguation of Containers: 7 44 49 Disambiguation of Vehicles: 26 16 58 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (vehicle): van [masculine] (French), box [masculine] (Italian), hästtransport (english: towed container) [common-gender] (Swedish), hästsläp (english: towed container) [neuter] (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'vehicle': 53 0 47

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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