ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Horsebox

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Horsebox is a noun meaning (UK) A motor vehicle for transporting horses.

Meaning

(UK) A motor vehicle for transporting horses.

More Meanings

  1. A container for transporting horses in, whether by road, rail, or sea.
  2. (UK, rail transport, obsolete) A van-type railway vehicle specially built for the carriage of horses.

Example Sentences

On October 31 [...] Laira "Grange" No. 6871 passed through Wolverhampton with a Holyhead-Didcot horsebox special.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include horseboat, horsecar, horsebarn, pack horse, horseman, hackney.

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