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charabanc

cha·ra·banc

UK/ˈʃæ.ɹə.bæŋ(k)/ uncommon dated informal rare uk

noun

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a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport

  • “he always rode the bus to work”
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Borrowed from French char-à-bancs (literally “carriage with benches”).

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