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camion
[ kam-ee-uhn; French ka-myawn ]
noun
, plural cam·i·ons [kam, -ee-, uh, nz, k, a, -, myawn].
- a truck used for carrying freight or military supplies, equipment, and troops.
- a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
camion
/ ˈkæmɪən; kamjɔ̃ /
noun
- a lorry, or, esp formerly, a large dray
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Word History and Origins
Origin of camion1
1880–85; < French < ?
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Word History and Origins
Origin of camion1
C19: from French, of obscure origin
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Example Sentences
No one goes in or out except by military or Red Cross camion.
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It was a wicked, blowy day, and I crept into a wrecked "camion" and sheltered there, and ate some lunch and slept a little.
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It was raining outside and now and then a dripping camion passed along the road, slithering through the mud.
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However, we decided to make a try for it, and so left Beauvais in a small camion at 10:30 o'clock in the evening.
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That night we bundled our bedding into the Ford camion, and slept in one of the deep champagne caves.
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