char-à-banc
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of char-à-banc
1810–20; back formation from French char-à-bancs literally, car with benches, the -s being taken as plural ending of word as a whole
Example Sentences
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A heavy char-à-banc rolled by, and the words of Tiny and Ila came distinctly to the two in hiding.
From The Californians by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
Half the village followed his char-à-banc as far as the cross where he had found Minima and me, six miles on his road to Noireau.
From The Doctor's Dilemma by Stretton, Hesba
It was Joule with a long thermometer in his hand, which he would not trust by itself in the char-à-banc, coming slowly up the hill behind him, lest it should get broken.
From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew
It is the Montgomery char-à-banc," she said, "and there are Mrs. Cartright and Tiny and Ila and Rose.
From The Californians by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
Great was the excitement when at five o'clock a motor char-à-banc made its appearance.
From The Luckiest Girl in the School by Brazil, Angela
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