charabanc at English => English (Longman) Of Explained:
n [C] BrE old-fashioned [Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: char-a-bancs 'carriage with benches']// a large comfortable bus used for pleasure trips//
charabanc at English => English (Oxford Advanced Learners) Of Explained:
noun
(old-fashioned, BrE) an early type of bus, used in the past especially for pleasure trips
charabanc at English => English (WordNet) Of Explained:
charabanc
n : a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public
transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: {bus},
{autobus}, {coach}, {double-decker}, {jitney}, {motorbus},
{motorcoach}, {omnibus}]
charabanc at English (WD) Of Explained:
==English==
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Inter: wikipedi » a
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Etymology
From Inter: etyl » fr Inter: term » char-à-bancs||a carriage with benches|lang=frPronunciation
* Inter: a » UK Inter: IPA » /ˈʃæ.ɹə.bæŋ(k)/, Inter: X-SAMPA » /"S{.r@.b{N(k)/Noun
Inter: en-nou » n|title=Death Walks in Eastrepps
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|passage=A little further on, to the right, was a large garage, where the charabancs stood, half in and half out of the yard.
- : The cumbersome though finely painted charabanc of the late James style is pulled swaying along by a frisky pony of a plot farcical and romantic. — John Updike, "Late Works", The New Yorker, Aug 7 & 14, 2006, p.70.
Translations
Inter: trans-top » a horse-drawn, and then later, motorized omnibus with open sides, and often, no roof
Inter: trans-mi » d
- Swedish: Inter: t- » sv|charabang|c
Inter: trans-botto » m
References
* World Wide WordsDanish
Etymology
From Inter: etyl » fr|da Inter: term » char-à-bancs||a carriage with benches|lang=fr.Pronunciation
* Inter: IPA » /sjarəbanɡ/|ɕɑɑˈb̥ɑŋ|lang=daNoun
Inter: da-noun » en|er|sg-def-2=charabanc'en|pl-indef-2=charabanc'erInflection
Inter: da-noun-infl » en|er|sg-def-2=charabanc'en|pl-indef-2=charabanc'er|pl-def-2=charabanc'erneTranslation: et » charabanc
Translation: io » charabanc
Translation: my » charabanc
Translation: ru » charabanc
Translation: vi » charabanc
Translation: zh » charabanc