Stanhope (Noun)
Meaning
A light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The wealthy family would often ride through the countryside in their elegant stanhope carriage on warm summer afternoons.
- As a child, she had always been fascinated by the antique stanhope on display at the local museum.
- The groom led a beautifully restored stanhope to the wedding ceremony, where the bride and groom would ride away as newlyweds.
- On special occasions, the stanhope would be brought out of storage and hitched up to the family's finest horses.
- At the carriage festival, visitors marveled at the variety of stanhopes on display, each one lovingly crafted and restored by its owner.