horseless carriage
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horse·less carriage
(hôrs′lĭs)n.
An automobile, especially one of the late 1800s or early 1900s.
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horse′less car′riage
(ˈhɔrs lɪs)n.
an automobile.
[1890–95]
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| Noun | 1. |  horseless carriage - an early term for an automobile; "when automobiles first replaced horse-drawn carriages they were called horseless carriages"auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" |
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