charabanc
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charabanc
- /ˈʃæ.ɹə.bæŋ(k)/ UK
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French char-à-bancs (literally “carriage with benches”).
noun charabancs · char-à-banc
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A horse-drawn, and then later, motorized omnibus with open sides, and often, no roof.
A little further on, to the right, was a large garage, where the charabancs stood, half in and half out of the yard.
Similar: chara
- A bus, especially one hired by groups for pleasure outings, what was later called a coach. Oh shit, there goes the charabanc! Looks like I'm gonna be stuck here the whole summer
- A vehicle that is slow, overcrowded, or otherwise undesirable. We return to the charabanc of a car to find a swarm of children dancing round it, clambering up the back, jumping on the step; the driver sleeps peacefully at the wheel, oblivious of their shrieks.
- An elaborate production or endeavor involving many people or things. For all their lean and hungry look, and for all they wear the simplest of dhotis around their loins, they usually have clever accomplices in the crowd, and a whole charabanc full of invisible wires and concealed cabinets.
verb charabancs · charabancing · charabanced · char-à-banc
- To travel or convey by charabanc.
Translations
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noun a horse-drawn, and then later, motorized omnibus with open sides, and often, no roof
| Português | charabã |
|---|---|
| Français | char-à-bancs |
| Italiano | torpedone |
| Русский | шараба́н šarabán |
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