camion

[ kam-ee-uh n; French ka-myawn ]

/ ˈkæm i ən; French kaˈmyɔ̃ /

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noun, plural cam·i·ons [kam-ee-uh nz; French ka-myawn] /ˈkæm i ənz; French kaˈmyɔ̃/.

a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.

a truck, as for military supplies.

Nearby words

cameroun, cami, camiknickers, camilla, camino real, camion, camisado, camisard, camise, camisole, camlet

Origin of camion

1880–85; < French < ?

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Examples from the Web for camion

With a roar of heavy wheels and a grind of gears a camion went by.
One Man's Initiation--1917|John Dos Passos
That night we bundled our bedding into the Ford camion, and slept in one of the deep champagne caves.
World's War Events, Volume III|Various
At a railroad station on the way we had a collision that did for our camion completely.
With the Doughboy in France|Edward Hungerford
On the front seat of the camion a sleepless one handled the wheel, while beside him the relief driver slept on the seat.
"And they thought we wouldn't fight"|Floyd Gibbons

No one goes in or out except by military or Red Cross camion.
Lest We Forget|John Gilbert Thompson

British Dictionary definitions for camion

camion

/ (ˈkæmɪən, French kamjɔ̃) /

noun

a lorry, or, esp formerly, a large dray

Word Origin for camion

C19: from French, of obscure origin

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camion

noun, plural cam·i·ons [kam-ee-uh nz; French ka-myawn] /ˈkæm i ənz; French kaˈmyɔ̃/.

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camion

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