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(historical) An early automobile, of the types designed before World War I. / (figuratively) Something new and unprecedented interpreted in older and familiar terms.

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horseless carriage

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Source Word

horseless carriage

Noun

historical figuratively

Japanese Meaning

初期の自動車、第一次世界大戦前に設計された自動車のこと。 / （比喩的に）従来の概念にとらわれない、新しく前例のない物事を指す。

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博物館の目玉は1903年製の修復された初期の自動車で、真鍮の金具や木製の車輪に見入る人々を引きつけていた。

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(historical) An early automobile, of the types designed before World War I.

The movement for the introduction of horseless carriages is represented by two periodicals, the Horseless Age and the Motocycle, in the United States; the Autocar, in London; and La Locomotion Automobile and La France Automobile, in France.

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