charabanc

/ ˈʃærəˌbæŋ, ʃarabɑ̃ /

noun

1. obsolete,  a motor coach, esp one used for sightseeing tours

Word History and Origins

Origin of charabanc¹

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

Example Sentences

Briefly entertaining the idea that, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang like, it might be to get the charabanc going again, I ask what it's for.

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But let’s not punish Johnson for the mute words of a charabanc.

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To shake up tired old politics is one thing; to allegedly inflict bruises on a reporter quite another – a distinction that seems to be getting lost on board the Trump charabanc.

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One reason that the Trump charabanc now looks so chaotic was the departure in August of his top – and pretty much only – political adviser, Roger Stone.

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Not that I noticed it arriving as I did in driving rain and wind on a tractor-hauled charabanc called "the toast rack".

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