coach-and-four

• Nom désignant une voiture hippomobile à quatre roues attelée de quatre chevaux, généralement conduite par un seul cocher.

A noun referring to a carriage drawn by a team of four horses, typically driven by a single driver.

1. Horse-drawn carriageC1formalbritish

   A large, four-wheeled carriage drawn by a team of four horses, typically driven by a single coachman.

   Voiture à quatre chevaux

   • The wealthy family arrived at the estate in a grand coach-and-four.
   • A coach-and-four was the preferred mode of transport for aristocrats in the 18th century.
   • The painting depicted a coach-and-four racing through the countryside.

   Synonymesfour-in-hand