Araba (carriage)

Araba (carriage)

An araba (from Arabic: عربة; " 'araba") (also arba or aroba) is a carriage (such as a cab or coach), wagon or cart drawn by horses or oxen, used in Turkey and neighboring Middle Eastern countries. It is usually heavy and without springs, and often covered. "Araba" is an Arabic-derived Turkish for "carriage".

References

* [http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/14800/14880/araba_14880.htm Araba Clipart.] Educational Technology Clearinghouse, University of South Florida. Drawing.
* [http://open-dictionary.com/Araba Araba - Open Dictionary.]
* [http://www.bigpedia.com/dictionary/Araba BIGpedia - Araba - Encyclopedia and Dictionary Online.]


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