dogcart

dogcart — noun

1. a small cart with two wheels, pulled along by an animal such as a horse or dog,

1.名詞C2
釋義

a small cart with two wheels, pulled along by an animal such as a horse or dog, mainly used in past centuries for carrying people or goods

例句

Beatrix drove the dogcart along the muddy lane to the village market.

drove + dogcart + [to] — typical motion pattern

The old dogcart stood in the barn with a broken axle and a torn seat.

同義詞
  • carriage

    a broader term for any horse-drawn passenger vehicle, usually four-wheeled

  • wagon

    typically larger and used for heavy goods rather than passengers

  • cart

    a general term for any wheeled vehicle pulled by an animal; dogcart specifies the animal type and the two-wheel design

用法筆記

Frequently used in historical or museum contexts. The same term can refer either to a horse-drawn carriage or to a smaller cart pulled by a dog — the animal doing the pulling is usually clear from the situation.

常見錯誤

❌In Alaska, people travel by dogcart over the snow.
✅In Alaska, people travel by dogsled over the snow.
💡a dogcart has wheels and travels on roads; a dogsled has runners and travels on snow or ice.