"phaeton" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfeɪ.ɪtən/ (note: non-merged vowel), /ˈfeɪ.ətən/ (note: merged vowel), /ˈfeɪtən/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: phaetons [plural]
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -eɪtən Etymology: Borrowed from French phaéton. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|phaéton}} French phaéton Head templates: {{en-noun}} phaeton (plural phaetons)
  1. (vehicles) a light four-wheeled open carriage drawn by four horses Categories (topical): Vehicles, Carriages
    Sense id: en-phaeton-en-noun-en:vehicles Disambiguation of Carriages: 57 43 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 77 23 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 70 30 Topics: transport, vehicles
  2. (automotive) a large open touring motorcar with a folding top Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-phaeton-en-noun-en:automotive Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: phæton Derived forms: phaetoneer, spider phaeton

Inflected forms

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