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camion

American  
[kam-ee-uhn, ka-myawn] / ˈkæm i ən, kaˈmyɔ̃ /

noun

plural

camions

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

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

camion British  
/ ˈkæmɪən, kamjɔ̃ /

noun

  1. a lorry, or, esp formerly, a large dray

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of camion

1880–85; < French < ?

Example Sentences

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Buy a gift, some kind of gift: a box of chocolate, a strand of pearls, an eau de parfum that fell off the back of a camion de livraison—all are worthy options.

From Slate • Feb. 5, 2014

The word "camion" in Spanish usually refers to an 18-wheeler, but in Mexico it means "bus."

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2011

I rode to Gorizia from Udine on a camion.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

So I just climbed up in the second camion and backed it off into the bushes....

From One Man's Initiation—1917 by Dos Passos, John

However, I got off at last in a "camion," and when I arrived I found the little station hospital and salle and Lady Bagot's hospital crowded with men in khaki.

From My War Experiences in Two Continents by Salmon, Betty Keays-Young

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