hansom cab

Frequency: 2.50.5 per million words

A historical two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage.

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  • The hansom cab was a popular form of transport in Victorian London.
  • Sherlock Holmes hailed a hansom cab to chase the suspect through the foggy streets.
  • In the museum, you can see a beautifully restored 19th-century hansom cab.
  • For a romantic tour of the old city, they hired a hansom cab for the afternoon.
  • The driver sat high up at the back of the two-wheeled hansom cab.
  • Before the age of automobiles, the clatter of a hansom cab's hooves was a common city sound.
  • As the elegant lady stepped out of the hansom cab, she adjusted her hat.
  • Can you imagine what it was like to ride in a hansom cab on cobblestone streets?
  • The novel's opening scene depicts a mysterious figure arriving in a hansom cab at midnight.
  • Riding in a hansom cab through Central Park remains a classic tourist activity.