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phaeton

pha·e·ton [ fáy ət'n, fáyt'n ] (plural pha·e·tons)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage: a small light four-wheeled carriage, usually with two seats and usually drawn by two horses

2. U.S. antique touring car: an old-fashioned touring car, now antique

[Late 16th century. Via French< Greek Phaethōn, son of Helios in Greek mythology, killed by Zeus while trying to drive his father's chariot across the sky]
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