hansom
Victorian hired carriage
A hansom is a two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with the driver's seat elevated behind the enclosed passenger cabin.
Popular in 19th-century cities as hired transport—the taxis of their era—hansoms offered passengers privacy while allowing the driver a clear view ahead.
A hansom cab clattered up to the curb.
Vehicle for hire
- hackneyCarriage horse breed
- coachmanHorse-drawn carriage operator
- broughamEnclosed horse-drawn vehicle
- phaetonLight open horse carriage
landau · reins · horse-drawn · cabbie · fare · whip · harness · shaft
Distort someone's reality
- cobblestoneRiver-smoothed paving stone
- cravatNeck scarf, tucked in
- waistcoatSleeveless torso garment
- VictorianaItems from 1837-1901
gentleman · dandy · bowler · cloak · streetlamp · fog · Dickensian · Sherlock
Transport payment
- passengerTraveler, not operator
- hailIcy precipitation pellets
- rideJourney atop something
- streetsPublic urban ways
urban · city · conveyance · journey · pickup · dropoff · cabstand · rank
Purified or cultured
- stylishFashionably elegant
- fashionableCurrently in style
- dapperNeatly and stylishly dressed
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
genteel · smart · well-appointed · sleek · swift · nimble · manoeuvrable · discreet
cab
Vehicle for hire
- hackneyCarriage horse breed
- coachmanHorse-drawn carriage operator
- broughamEnclosed horse-drawn vehicle
phaeton · landau · reins · horse-drawn · cabbie · fare · whip · harness · shaft · axle
gaslight
Distort someone's reality
- cobblestoneRiver-smoothed paving stone
- cravatNeck scarf, tucked in
- waistcoatSleeveless torso garment
Victoriana · gentleman · dandy · bowler · cloak · streetlamp · fog · Dickensian · Sherlock · nightfall
fare
Transport payment
streets · urban · city · conveyance · journey · pickup · dropoff · cabstand · rank · thoroughfare
refined
Purified or cultured
- stylishFashionably elegant
- fashionableCurrently in style
- dapperNeatly and stylishly dressed
polished · genteel · smart · well-appointed · sleek · swift · nimble · manoeuvrable · discreet · private
- vintage travelsteamship, steamer trunk, railway station, train station, sleeping car
- carriagescarriage, buggy, phaeton, barouche, brougham
- Victorian eraparlour, Victorian etiquette, etiquette, parlor games, courtship
- classic carsclassic cars, vintage cars, classic automobiles, Model T, Ford Model A
hansomautomobile
Self-propelled passenger conveyance
motorcar · taxi · taxicab · motor vehicle · car
hansomUber
App-summoned car service
rideshare · autonomous vehicle · self-driving car · electric taxi · Lyft
- hansom cabTwo-wheeled hired carriage