charette
1 of 2noun
cha·rette
variants or charrette
shəˈret
plural -s
: the intense final effort made by architectural students to complete their solutions to a given architectural problem in an allotted time or the period in which such an effort is made
charette
2 of 2intransitive verb
variants or charrette
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charetted or charretted; charetted or charretted; charetting or charretting; charettes or charrettes
: to exert oneself in a charette
Word History
Etymology
Noun
French charrette cart (used to transport drawings), from Old French, cart, from char wheeled vehicle + -ette