noun
- Plural of gharry; a horse-drawn carriage or cab used in India and other South Asian countries.
Usage: chiefly historical or regional; also spelled 'garry'
Examples
- The streets of colonial Calcutta were filled with gharries transporting passengers through the city.
- Tourists hired gharries to tour the old quarters of the town.
- Before modern taxis, gharries were the primary means of public transportation in many Indian cities.
- The driver of the gharry navigated skillfully through the crowded bazaar.
- Several gharries lined up outside the railway station waiting for passengers.