1. a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with a collapsible top
Usage: historical
2. a large water lily with enormous circular floating leaves
Usage: botanical

Examples

• The queen rode through the park in an elegant victoria.
• Victorian ladies often traveled in a victoria during afternoon outings.
• The victoria’s folding top provided protection from sudden rain.
• The victoria water lily can have leaves over six feet across.
• Botanists studied the giant victoria in the greenhouse pond.
• The victoria’s leaves are strong enough to support a small child.
• Horse-drawn victorias were popular in the late 1800s.