rath
rath — noun
1. a large decorated cart on two wheels, built to carry a holy statue through the s
a large decorated cart on two wheels, built to carry a holy statue through the streets during a religious procession, pulled by worshippers
Noor watched the enormous rath roll slowly through the crowded temple square.
collocation: enormous rath
On the day of the festival, the painted rath stood ready at the temple gate.
fronted time clause: On the day of the festival
It took twenty people to pull the heavy rath up the steep hill.
Lotte touched the rope of the rath and closed her eyes in prayer.
Behind the rath, a crowd of children sang and threw flower petals into the air.
- temple car
a more descriptive English term for the same thing, used in travel writing and art history
- chariot
a broader term covering war, sport, and ceremony across many cultures; 'rath' is specifically a Hindu ceremonial vehicle
用法筆記
Used mainly in descriptions of Hindu temple festivals. The most famous is the Rath Yatra in Puri, India, where enormous raths are pulled through the streets by thousands of worshippers.
2. a light two-wheeled carriage drawn by horses, used in ancient times for battle,
a light two-wheeled carriage drawn by horses, used in ancient times for battle, hunting, or travel
Rodrigo saw a painting of an old rath being pulled by two white horses.
passive: being pulled by [animals]
The museum had a wooden rath on display, its wheels taller than a grown man.
In the old story, the warrior stepped onto his rath and raced across the field.
King Bimbisara rode out in his rath at dawn, a hunting bow resting beside him.
A dusty rath with broken wheels lay half-buried at the edge of the village.
用法筆記
Used in historical and archaeological writing for ancient two-wheeled vehicles. When speaking of similar vehicles in everyday English, 'chariot' (for war or racing) or 'cart' (for carrying goods) are far more common.