phaeton noun. ['feɪt(ǝ)n] L16.
[French phaéton from Latin Phaethon from Greek Phaethōn (phaethōn shining), in Greek mythol. the son of Helios and Clymene, who was allowed to drive the sun's chariot for a day, with disastrous results.]
1. A rash or adventurous charioteer like Phaethon; any charioteer; a thing that, like Phaethon, sets the world on fire. L16-M18.

2. Chiefly Hist. A light four-wheeled open carriage, usually drawn by a pair of horses, and with one or two forward-facing seats. M18.

3. A touring car. US. E20.

■ phae'thontic adjective belonging to, characteristic of, or resembling Phaethon M17.

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