camion
Americannoun
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camions
plural
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a truck used for carrying freight or military supplies, equipment, and troops.
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a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
noun
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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
No one goes in or out except by military or Red Cross camion.
From Lest We Forget World War Stories by Inez Bigwood
The 2nd Division came hurrying from their rest billets near Chaumont-en-Vexin, northwest of Paris; the 3rd Division came thundering by train and camion from Chateau-Villain, southeast of Paris.
From Aces Up by Covington Clarke
But I was in luck 'cause a Frenchman had just started his camion an' I jumped in and said the gendarmes were after me.
From Three Soldiers by John Dos Passos
Along the poplar-flickering roads south of Paris last week rolled two camions each bearing an enormous head.
From Time Magazine Archive
We passed other camions on the road and I looked at the country.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
They could hear almost constantly the grinding roar of camions on the road behind the café and the slither of their wheels through the mud-puddles where the road turned into the village.
From One Man's Initiation—1917 by John Dos Passos
And since then the Government has let the camions that go through to the front, leave bread and meat and once a bag of potatoes for us.
From Home Fires in France by Dorothy Canfield
The camions started back, while soldiers and officers stretched out along the roadside to snatch a few hours of sleep.
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