Quadriga
[kwo-dree-guh, -drahy-] /kwɒˈdri gə, -ˈdraɪ-/
noun, plural quadrigae
[kwo-dree-gahy, -drahy-jee] /kwɒˈdri gaɪ, -ˈdraɪ dʒi/ (Show IPA). Classical Antiquity.
1.
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by four horses harnessed abreast.
/kwɒˈdriːɡə/
noun (pl) -gas, -gae (-dʒiː)
1.
(in the classical world) a two-wheeled chariot drawn by four horses abreast
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