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horsebox

(ˈhɔːsˌbɒks)

(Horse Training, Riding & Manège) Brit a van or trailer used for carrying horses

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

horsebox

horse trailer

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Noun

horsebox - a conveyance (railroad car or trailer) for transporting racehorses

transport, conveyance - something that serves as a means of transportation

Translations

furgone per il trasporto di cavalli vagone per trasporto cavalli van

horsebox

[ˈhɔːsbɒks] N (Brit) → remolque m para caballerías (Rail) → vagón m para caballerías

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

horsebox

[ˈhɔː^rsbɒks] n → van mhorse chestnut n

(= tree) → marronnier m, marronnier m d'Inde

(= nut) → marron m, marron m d'Indehorse-drawn [ˈhɔː^rsdrɔːn] adj (by one horse) → tiré par un cheval; (by more than one horse) → tiré(e) par des chevaux

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

horsebox

[ˈhɔːsˌbɒks] n → carro or furgone m per il trasporto dei cavalli

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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I'd spotted a gap in the market to use my event organisation skills and Chris's musical talents after seeing lots of converted horseboxes at events, none of which offered music.

Our special musical box works for us.

One outraged biker, who took this shot of what appears to be a policeman in a tractor with a speedgun, also claimed traffic officers are hiding in horseboxes.

It's a fair crop, guv... Police hide speed camera in tractor

HMRC suspects that some farmers and rural business owners are buying horseboxes through their companies and either falsely claiming the cost as a business expense for tax purposes, or failing to declare personal use of the horsebox and paying tax on it as a 'benefit in kind'.

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HORSEBOXES come in all shapes and guises: if you have a half million quid to spare, you can even equip your's with saunas and flat-screen TVs.

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A WARWICKSHIRE equine lawyer has been backed by numerous MPs after she helped launch a petition to lobby the Government over controversial legislation affecting people who drive horseboxes.

MPs back solicitor over horsebox rules; business briefing

A Warwickshire-based equine lawyer has won the backing of MPs after taking on a temporary role as a lobbyist to win support for people who drive horseboxes.