hansom cab
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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.