charabanc

British

/ ˈʃærəˌbæŋ, ʃarabɑ̃ /

noun

obsolete a motor coach, esp one used for sightseeing tours

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Etymology

Origin of charabanc

C19: from French char-à-bancs, wagon with seats

Example Sentences

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But let’s not punish Johnson for the mute words of a charabanc.

From The Guardian • May 13, 2016

Phil Mickelson sports the sort of thick black gauntlets that Toad of Toad Hall would pull on for a spin in his charabanc.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2014

Matthew Crawley Memorial Satnav with in-built rustic charabanc detector.

From The Guardian • May 1, 2013

This second charabanc jumps around just as much as his first, taking in reggae, a piano ballad, soft rock and vocoder funk.

From The Guardian • Dec. 9, 2012

TERENCE: There was another charabanc load just after two o'clock.

From Night Must Fall : a Play in Three Acts by Williams, Emlyn

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