noun
Surrey
SUH-ree
noun
1
A light, open carriage with two facing forward-facing bench seats, originally pulled by a horse; also used loosely for a similarly styled small motorized vehicle.
"The old photograph showed the family setting off in a surrey pulled by a single horse."
"Tourists at the resort can rent a surrey to pedal along the boardwalk."
How to Use Surrey
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small horse-drawn (or similarly shaped pedal/motorized) carriage with bench seating for two or four people.
Memory tip
You'll mostly meet this word in older novels, or on holiday when renting a four-wheeled pedal cart at the beach.
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Common pairings
a surrey with a fringe on top
ride in a surrey
Word Forms
surreys plural
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Etymology
Named after the English county of Surrey, where this style of carriage was originally built.