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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.

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RELATED WORDS

van, car, cart, carriage, caravan, chariot, lorry, coach, tram, buggy, dray, caisson, schooner, wain, buckboard, tumbril, barouche, fourgon, gilly

Nearby words

  1. cami,
  2. camiknickers,
  3. camilla,
  4. camille,
  5. camino real,
  6. camisade,
  7. camisado,
  8. camisard,
  9. camisards,
  10. camise

Origin of camion

1880–85; < French < ?
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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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