Definition of "tarantass" [tar•an•tass]

• A low horse-drawn carriage without springs used in Russia, capable of having its wheels replaced with runners during the winter. (noun)

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• "The vehicle is a kind of tarantass, but not such as I have just described."
• "Know that the "tarantass" is a sort of berline hung on five pieces of rather elastic wood between wheels placed rather wide apart and of moderate height; that this carriage is driven by a "yemtchik," on the front seat, who has three horses, to whom is added a postilion, the"
• "It was a fortunate thing, under the circumstances, for the tarantass could not have carried both baggage and travelers."