camion

[ kam-ee-uhn; French ka-myawn ]

/ ˈkæm i ən; French kaˈmyɔ̃ /

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noun, plural cam·i·ons

[kam-ee-uhnz; French ka-myawn]. /ˈkæm i ənz; French kaˈmyɔ̃/.

a truck used for carrying freight or military supplies, equipment, and troops.

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

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Origin of camion

1880–85; <French < ?

Words nearby camion

cam girl, cami, camiknickers, Camilla, camino real, camion, camisado, Camisard, camise, camisole, camlet

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How to use camion in a sentence

No one goes in or out except by military or Red Cross camion.
Lest We Forget|John Gilbert Thompson
It was a wicked, blowy day, and I crept into a wrecked "camion" and sheltered there, and ate some lunch and slept a little.
My War Experiences in Two Continents|Sarah Macnaughtan
It was raining outside and now and then a dripping camion passed along the road, slithering through the mud.
One Man's Initiation--1917|John Dos Passos
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.
With the Doughboy in France|Edward Hungerford

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

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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