charabanc

char·a·banc

C0246300 (shăr′ə-băng′)n. Chiefly British A bus typically used for sightseeing, originally open and pulled by horses.

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[From French char à bancs : char, coach, carriage (from Old French, cart; see chariot) + à, with (from Latin ad, toward; see ad-) + bancs, benches, pl. of banc (from Old French; see bank³).]

charabanc

(ˈʃærəˌbæŋ; French ʃarabɑ̃) n (Automotive Engineering) obsolete Brit a motor coach, esp one used for sightseeing tours[C19: from French char-à-bancs, wagon with seats]

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charabanc - a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work"double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, autobus, bus, passenger vehicle, omnibus, coachminibus - a light bus (4 to 10 passengers)public transport - conveyance for passengers or mail or freightroof - protective covering on top of a motor vehicleschool bus - a bus used to transport children to or from schooltrackless trolley, trolley coach, trolleybus - a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wireswindow - a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being openedfleet - group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownershippassenger, rider - a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

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