Horseless carriage
Horseless carriage noun - A self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels.
Usage example: with the coming of the horseless carriage, distances between places were greatly reduced and the national landscape was transformed
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Synonyms for Horseless carriage
Motor vehicle and horseless carriage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Motor vehicle" instead a noun phrase "Horseless carriage".
Motor vehicle
Motor vehicle noun - A self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels.
Usage example: got a license to drive a motor vehicle the minute she turned 16
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Synonyms for Motor vehicle
Horseless carriage and motor vehicle are semantically related. You can use "Horseless carriage" instead a noun phrase "Motor vehicle".
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Related pairs
- machine and horseless carriage
- machine and motor vehicle
- motor and horseless carriage
- motor and motor vehicle
- automobile and horseless carriage
- automobile and motor vehicle
- van and horseless carriage
- van and motor vehicle
- wagon and horseless carriage
- wagon and motor vehicle
- car and horseless carriage
- car and motor vehicle
- bus and horseless carriage
- bus and motor vehicle
Both terms in one sentence
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If they're from far enough back, their first encounter with a motor vehicle will involve the words "metal demon", or alternately "horseless carriage".
Source: Fish Out of Temporal Water
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Motor vehicle and Horseless carriage. (2017). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/horseless_carriage/motor_vehicle
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