stanhope

A light, open, horse-drawn carriage with one seat and two or four wheels.

A light two-wheeled carriage without a top.

A light two-wheeled, or sometimes four-wheeled, carriage, without a top; — so called from Lord Stanhope, for whom it was contrived.

A gig, buggy or light phaeton, typically with a high seat and closed back.

a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat