horsebox
USHORS-bahks/ˈhɔɹsˌbɑks/UKHAWS-boks/ˈhɔːsbɒks/
Pluralhorseboxes
- 1A truck or van made for carrying horses by road.
Like a special truck that carries horses instead of boxes.
They loaded the pony into the horsebox before the show.
Our new horsebox can carry three horses at once.
- 2A large container used to move horses by road, rail, or sea.
Like a big crate, but made to keep horses safe while they travel.
They lifted the horsebox onto the ship's deck for the crossing.
Each horsebox was strapped down tightly before the train left.
- 3A railway wagon built specially to carry horses.
Like a moving stable that traveled on train tracks.
The grooms led the racehorse into the horsebox at the station.
A horsebox was coupled to the rear of the morning train.
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Origin
From the words "horse" and "box" joined together.