Hansom Cab (Noun)
Meaning
A two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The Victorian-era hansom cab rattled down the cobblestone street, carrying its passengers to the theatre.
- During a rainy evening in 1888, London's streets became notorious for the eerie hansom cabs driven by anonymous cabbies.
- On his way to meet his friend, Sherlock Holmes jumped into a waiting hansom cab near the station.
- A hansom cab brought the newlywed couple to the hotel for their honeymoon in 1890s New York City.
- Irene Adler descended from a hansom cab and vanished into the crowded streets of the city before the cabbie could collect his fare.