spyder

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

For the resemblance of the carriages' long, thin spokes to a spider's legs; the name was extended by analogy to open-topped automobiles.[1]

Noun

spyder (plural spyders)

  1. (archaic) A lightweight, open-topped horse-drawn carriage.
  2. An open-topped sports car; a roadster.

Usage notes

  • Usually a European term, while roadster is used in North America.

References

  1. ^ Silvestro, Brian (14 May 2018), “Here's Why Convertibles Are Called Spiders”, in Road & Track‎[1]

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

spyder

  1. alternative form of spiþre
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.