buckboard

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Recent Examples of buckboard Instead, the bare-bones Lancia, with its buckboard-short 85.8-inch wheelbase, iffy fiberglass bodywork and minimalist cockpit, was aimed squarely at rally competition. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2021 The suspension mods make the Dinan drive hard and thrashy, stiff as a Bavarian buckboard. Dan Neil, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buckboard
Noun
  • Whereas oxen carts, wagons and stagecoaches once made travel of people or goods to and from Austin from anywhere else a discouraging task on muddy or dusty roads, suddenly the world waited at the city's front door.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • Ruby Miller said that Brad will have a chance to add his own twist to the menu at Carlo & Johnny, which opened in 2001 and is housed in a historic mansion that was once a speakeasy and a stagecoach stop.
    Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Capella is supposed to mark the position where the mama goat is sitting on the chariot driver’s shoulder, and that’s why it’s known as the goat star.
    Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
  • Louella dies before the games begin when the District 12 chariot crashes during the tribute parade.
    Ashley Wolfgang, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • More buggies ended up on their sides or backs, the result of collisions or bad landings in the whoops section.
    William Liang, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
  • There is a wheelchair-accessible buggy service available throughout the resort, as well as chair lifts for certain pools.
    Hazel Plush, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Taxi brought together a true cast of New York City characters, sharing their lives in between customers at a cab company unlike any other.
    Angela Andaloro, People.com, 2 July 2025
  • The detective approached the cab driven by Mendenhall and saw blood on his thumb.
    Sarah Nelson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Until the last couple of episodes, everything appears to be ripping along like a brand-new two-horse phaeton on a bright spring day.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 13 June 2024
  • An open touring car, a phaeton conveyed the essence of speed and performance, and was built for real sporting types.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2022
Noun
  • Amazon is slashing prices on classic hammocks and Adirondack chairs, in addition to long chaises for sunbathing and rocking chairs.
    Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2025
  • Thankfully, most of the beaches here are not a place for cabanas or a chaise, but a blanket and cooler filled with local Imperial beers.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Really, all Morgan Plus 8s are much the same, and promise a perfectly delightful driving experience, offering the most traditional British roadster traits in a car that can easily keep up in modern traffic.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 30 May 2025
  • The combination is enough to push the merely 2,233-pound (dry weight) roadster from zero to 62 mph in just 4.8 seconds and reach a top speed of 149 mph.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • In Franco Zeffirelli’s lavish production, the moment is an awe-inspiring spectacle, evoking the Latin Quarter in Paris and bustling with some 250 people onstage — and a donkey and a horse, who pulls a hansom cab onstage for a dramatic entrance.
    New York Times, New York Times, 17 May 2022
  • The three musicians have grown from talented tweens to svelte, beyond-hansom thirty somethings.
    Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 17 Sep. 2017

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“Buckboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckboard. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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