char-à-banc

or char·a·banc

[ shar-uh-bang, -bangk; French sha-ra-bahn ]

/ ˈʃær əˌbæŋ, -ˌbæŋk; French ʃa raˈbɑ̃ /

noun, plural char-à-bancs [-bangz, -bangks; French sha-ra-bahn]. /-ˌbæŋz, -ˌbæŋks; French ʃa raˈbɑ̃/. British.

a large bus used on sightseeing tours, especially one with open sides and no center aisle.

Origin of char-à-banc

1810–20; back formation from French char-à-bancs literally, car with benches, the -s being taken as plural ending of word as a whole

Words nearby char-à-banc

chapter stop, chaptrel, Chapultepec, chaqueta, char, char-à-banc, characin, character, character actor, character armour, character assassination

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Example sentences from the Web for char-à-banc

The development of char-a-banc tours is another indication of the attractionand the increasing attractionof Natural Beauty.
The Heart of Nature|Francis Younghusband
He was looking about him from right to left, but he never looked once at the char-a-banc and its contents.
The Man Who Lost Himself|H. De Vere Stacpoole
Jones, without the slightest hesitation, climbed into the char-a-banc.
The Man Who Lost Himself|H. De Vere Stacpoole
Send to Pere Cognette for a horse and a char-a-banc, and say we want them instantly: they must be here in five minutes.
The Two Brothers|Honore de Balzac

The char-a-banc drawn by two strong horses was in waiting at the base of the hill.
Which?|Ernest Daudet

British Dictionary definitions for char-à-banc

charabanc

/ (ˈʃærəˌbæŋ, French ʃarabɑ̃) /

noun

British obsolete a motor coach, esp one used for sightseeing tours

Word Origin for charabanc

C19: from French char-à-bancs, wagon with seats

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单词	char-à-banc
释义	char-à-banc or char·a·banc [ shar-uh-bang, -bangk; French sha-ra-bahn ] / ˈʃær əˌbæŋ, -ˌbæŋk; French ʃa raˈbɑ̃ / noun, plural char-à-bancs [-bangz, -bangks; French sha-ra-bahn]. /-ˌbæŋz, -ˌbæŋks; French ʃa raˈbɑ̃/. British. a large bus used on sightseeing tours, especially one with open sides and no center aisle. Origin of char-à-banc 1810–20; back formation from French char-à-bancs literally, car with benches, the -s being taken as plural ending of word as a whole Words nearby char-à-banc chapter stop, chaptrel, Chapultepec, chaqueta, char, char-à-banc, characin, character, character actor, character armour, character assassination Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for char-à-banc The development of char-a-banc tours is another indication of the attractionand the increasing attractionof Natural Beauty. The Heart of Nature\|Francis Younghusband He was looking about him from right to left, but he never looked once at the char-a-banc and its contents. The Man Who Lost Himself\|H. De Vere Stacpoole Jones, without the slightest hesitation, climbed into the char-a-banc. The Man Who Lost Himself\|H. De Vere Stacpoole Send to Pere Cognette for a horse and a char-a-banc, and say we want them instantly: they must be here in five minutes. The Two Brothers\|Honore de Balzac The char-a-banc drawn by two strong horses was in waiting at the base of the hill. Which?\|Ernest Daudet British Dictionary definitions for char-à-banc charabanc / (ˈʃærəˌbæŋ, French ʃarabɑ̃) / noun British obsolete a motor coach, esp one used for sightseeing tours Word Origin for charabanc C19: from French char-à-bancs, wagon with seats Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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