hackney

A noun that was once used to refer to a horse-drawn carriage for hire, or a horse of average quality used for riding or driving.

ptSubstantivo que designava antigamente uma carruagem ou cavalo de aluguel, geralmente de qualidade mediana, usado para montaria ou tração.ruСуществительное, которое раньше использовалось для обозначения наёмного конного экипажа или лошади среднего качества для верховой езды или упряжи.esSustantivo que designaba antiguamente un coche de caballos de alquiler o un caballo de calidad media para montar o tirar de un carruaje.frNom désignant autrefois un cheval de selle ou d'attelage de qualité moyenne, ou une voiture hippomobile de louage.deSubstantiv, das früher ein Mietpferd oder einen Mietwagen bezeichnete; auch ein Pferd mittlerer Qualität, das zum Reiten oder als Zugpferd diente.zh指旧时出租的马车或马匹，也指供出租骑乘或拉车的中等质量马匹。arاسم يُطلق تاريخياً على عربة أجرة تجرها الخيول، أو على فرس عادية متوسطة الجودة تُستخدم للركوب أو الجر.

1. Horse-drawn carriage C1 formal british

   A horse-drawn carriage used for public hire, especially in the past.

   • They took a hackney from the station to the hotel.
   • Hackney carriages were common in Victorian London.
   • The old hackney was beautifully restored for the parade.

   ptCarruagem de aluguelruНаёмный экипажesCoche de alquiler con caballosfrFiacredeMietkutschezh出租马车arعربة أجرة

   Sinônimos: cabhackhackney carriagehansom

2. Taxi or cab B2 formal british

   A vehicle for hire, especially a taxi licensed to operate in a specific area.

   • He flagged down a hackney at the airport.
   • The hackney driver knew the quickest route through the city.
   • London's black hackney cabs are famous worldwide.

   ptTáxiruТаксиesTaxi o coche de alquilerfrCheval de fiacredeTaxizh出租车arسيارة أجرة

   Sinônimos: cabhackhackney carriagetaxitaxicab

• hackneys plural form
• hackneys' possessive plural form
• hackney's possessive singular form