spyder

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spyder

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

noun spyders · spider

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

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noun roadster

Españolspider

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@misc{spyder_2026,
  title = {spyder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spyder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}