cariole

/ˈkɛriˌoʊl/
noun
  1. A small, light, open horse-drawn carriage, often used for one or two people.
    • The museum displayed an antique cariole with elegant wooden wheels and leather seats.
    • The couple rode through the park in a charming cariole pulled by a single horse.
    • In the 19th century, a cariole was a popular choice for quick trips around town.
  2. A type of lightweight sled, especially one pulled by dogs or horses, used in snowy regions.
    • The trapper loaded his supplies onto the cariole and set off across the ice.
    • The explorer traveled across the frozen tundra in a dog-drawn cariole.
    • Children raced down the hill on a small cariole, laughing in the fresh snow.
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