1. A small, light, open carriage or cart, typically drawn by one horse.
Usage: chiefly historical or regional
2. A low, box-shaped sleigh drawn by horses or dogs, used especially in Canada and northern regions.
Usage: Canadian, regional

Examples

• The family rode in a cariole through the village on market day.
• In winter, the settlers traveled by cariole across the frozen landscape.
• The old cariole was painted bright red and decorated with brass fittings.
• A single horse pulled the cariole swiftly down the snowy road.
• The cariole was the preferred mode of transport for short journeys in that era.